Patients With Cirrhosis Rapidly Review Potentially Abnormal Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance Results Through the Patient Portal.

Abstract

Test results are immediately released to patients through patient portals. We characterized patient and provider time-to-review of liver imaging results. We identified 401 patients with cirrhosis enrolled in the portal with ≥1 liver imaging. We compared result review times for patients and providers and identified factors associated with rapid review. The median time-to-review for patients was shorter than providers (3.7 vs 17.6 hours, P < 0.001), with more than half of results reviewed by patients first. Rapid patient review was inversely associated with older age and Hispanic ethnicity. Patients rapidly review imaging results through the portal, often before providers.