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The Patient Portal—Help or Hindrance?

Just Want to Talk | Last Active: Feb 17 12:10am | Replies (227)

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@vic83

Thanks again for your reply!
I too read notes and tests immediately. Funny thing, last year I saw ENT based on head CT scan indicating fungal ball in sinus which requires removal. ENT ordered sinus CT scan and at same time put in order to schedule surgery for removal. The sinus scan result was posted immediately. I saw it identified "fungal ball" as dental implant/debris in sinus, therefore no need for surgery. The staff called 30 minutes later to schedule surgery that week, so I told them to check with ENT - who obviously had not had time to see scan. I avoided lost time and inconvenience of scheduling and then cancelling the surgery!

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That’s what‘s good about portals, especially a bunch of linked ones. I like them because I can be involved in my own health care decisions . The 2nd hospital suggested surgery but I opted to check with my own cardiovascular surgeon after I called him and he said he wanted to do a sonogram because he had already seen the hospital’s diagnosis and ct scan results and he wants to make sure I don’t need unnecessary surgery.