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Patient Viewing and Comprehension of Immediately Released Test Results

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.30698

August 18, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cross-sectional study examines the associations of patient characteristics with accessing immediately released test results and their understand of the results before discussing with a health care practitioner.

Corresponding Author: Jemar R. Bather, PhD, Department of Biostatistics, NYU School of Global Public Health, 708 Broadway, 4th Floor New York, NY 10003 (jemar.bather@nyu.edu).

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