Source

Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Survey of Consumer Attitudes Toward the Privacy and Security Aspects of Electronic Health Records and Health Information Exchange, 2012.

Citation

Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. 'Percent of Individuals Provided Direct Access to Clinical Laboratory Test Results,' Health IT Quick-Stat #11. https://www.healthit.gov/data/quickstats/patient-access-clinical-lab-test-results. February 2014.

Approximately 3 in 10 individuals (32%) reported that clinical laboratories had provided them direct access to test results, either in paper or electronic format, during the past 12 months in 2012.

Based upon response to survey item, 'During the past 12 months, has a clinical laboratory given you direct access to any test results, such as blood test results, in either paper or electronic format?'.