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.

See our latest data brief on Individuals’ Access and Use of Patient Portals and Smartphone Health Apps for statistics on access to online medical information, test results, and clinical notes after 2012. Notably, in 2024, 29% of individuals reported access to their medical information through an online medical record or patient portal with a clinical laboratory. However, it should be noted that patients may be able to access their test results performed by a clinical laboratory via their primary care provider’s portal or online medical record. The below Quick Stat is preserved for historical data. 

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.

Percent of Individuals Provided Direct Access to Test Results from Clinical Laboratories

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?'.