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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t ever expect my doctor to call me. A ten minute conversation is significant. I do expect a portal message that says, “Your MRI showed only minor damage to your shoulder. You can come in for a steroid injection if you want to, or you can wait and see.” [/quote]

That portal message requires more than the time just to type a few words. A professional has to pull it up, read through it, interpret in in light of the clinical history and exam (some "normal" results are not normal, and a lot of "abnormal" results really aren't, in context), and frame it for you accurately in a way that puts their license and liability on the line if they miss something. That's not 30 seconds, and it also isn't inconsequential.

If we want the auto-read of the EKG, the lab values with the generic norms, or the imaging read by a radiologist who doesn't have clinical correlation, we can get that now through portal or other medical records. If we want the clinical judgment as well, it's worth at least a telehealth appointment and booked time. [/quote]

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