Communicating Mammography Results: By What Method and How Quickly Do Women Want Their Screening Mammogram Results?

The purpose of the survey study was to understand the majority preference with regards to the wait time for screening mammogram results, whether prompt communication of mammogram results was of importance to patients, whether the time frame to schedule an additional imaging follow-up appointment after an abnormal screening mammogram was important to patients, and how patients preferred to be given their screening mammogram results. There were 2,245 patients who participated in the survey. A majority of patients preferred to receive screening mammogram results on Friday (n  = 1,868, 85.4%), even if their mammogram was abnormal, requiring a follow-up appointment that could not be scheduled until the following week.

Source: Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR - February 14, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Biren A. Shah, Julia Staschen, Nghiem Pham, Alicia Johns Tags: Original article Source Type: research