It’s a law in NC now for results to be immediately released (or available) for patients electronically. You may have to see it via a patient portal or email, so a signup is involved. We (now) almost always get lab and other procedure reports before the doctor has time to review and plan out next steps if needed, before calling. So we must be courteous and respect the timeline the doctor gave so they can manage the care of their entire patient load; but at least you have the report and can followup when the time window expires, since unfortunately critical test results sometimes fall through the cracks with even the supposedly most reputable hospitals and doctors. I thought it was Federal Law to let patients get results now, but you can check your state’s. And for those who think it’s insensitive or traumatizing to read test results vs waiting for their doctors to call them, there’s supposed to be options to make sure you don’t get your results directly.