Table 4.
Summary Data for Overall Accessing of Diagnostic Tests (Laboratory and Imaging Tests Combined)
| Number of Inpatient Diagnostic Tests | Active Patient Portal Account but Report Not Viewed | Inactive Patient Portal Account | Report Viewed | Viewed vs Not Viewed Significance1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 826843 | 33.5% | 60.2% | 6.4% | N/A |
| Female | 370292 | 34.1% | 58.3% | 7.6% | p < 0.0001 |
| Male | 456551 | 33.0% | 61.7% | 5.4% | |
| No outpatient diagnostic tests in 2018 | 178182 | 21.7% | 74.6% | 3.7% | p < 0.0001 |
| Outpatient diagnostic tests in 2018 | 648661 | 36.7% | 56.2% | 7.1% | |
| First or initial admission in 2018 | 585177 | 31.1% | 63.3% | 5.7% | p < 0.0001 |
| Second or later admissions in 2018 | 241666 | 39.3% | 52.6% | 8.1% | |
| Only labs or imaging tests in 2018 | 282334 | 32.7% | 59.5% | 7.8% | p < 0.0001 |
| Both lab and imaging tests in 2018 | 544509 | 33.9% | 60.5% | 5.6% | |
| Primary language not English | 22413 | 16.5% | 80.1% | 3.4% | p < 0.0001 |
| Primary language English | 804430 | 33.9% | 59.6% | 6.5% | |
| Public insurance/Uninsured | 559629 | 28.6% | 66.9% | 4.4% | p < 0.0001 |
| Commercial insurance | 267214 | 43.6% | 45.9% | 10.5% | |
| Self-declared race not White | 99437 | 23.5% | 72.3% | 4.2% | p < 0.0001 |
| Self-declared race White | 727406 | 34.8% | 58.5% | 6.7% | |
| No legal proxy for patient | 814459 | 33.1% | 60.7% | 6.2% | p < 0.0001 |
| Legal proxy for patient | 12384 | 58.6% | 25.1% | 16.2% |
1
Chi square 2 × 2 with Yates’ correction for number of patients with viewed at least one report from diagnostic testing compared to number of patients who did not view any reports.