Table 3.
Lag times for data made available
Data types (n=total organizations that make data type available or functionality in development) | Available instantly (%)* | Time delay (%)* | Only upon provider release (%)* | Time delay or provider release (%)* |
Laboratory results (n=17) | 5 (29) | 8 (47) | 0 | 4 (24) |
HIV results (n=3) | 2 (66) | 0 | 1 (33) | 0 |
Genetic test results (n=7) | 6 (86) | 0 | 1 (14) | 0 |
Medication list (n=16) | 15 (94) | 1 (6) | 0 | 0 |
Encounter type and date (n=14) | 13 (93) | 1 (7) | 0 | 0 |
Allergy data (n=14) | 14 (100) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Immunization data (n=14) | 13 (93) | 1 (7) | 0 | 0 |
Radiology reports (n=13) | 5 (38) | 4 (31) | 3 (23) | 1 (8) |
Problem list (n=13) | 9 (69) | 0 | 1 (8) | 0 |
Other diagnostic reports (n=8) | 5 (63) | 1 (13) | 2 (25) | 0 |
EKG tracings (n=5) | 4 (80) | 1 (20) | 0 | 0 |
Clinical notes (n=8) | 6 (75) | 0 | 2 (25) | 0 |
Psychiatric notes (n=1) | 0 | 0 | 1 (100) | 0 |
Discharge summary (n=8) | 6 (75) | 1 (13) | 1 (13) | 0 |
Operative reports (n=4) | 2 (50) | 1 (25) | 1 (25) | 0 |
Pathology reports (n=5) | 1 (20) | 2 (40) | 2 (40) | 0 |
Percent of organizations that made each type of data available to patients, or were in the process of doing so at the time of the interview.