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The risks of patients seeing test results before their doctors

A law designed to improve patient access to medical records has led to an unintended consequence—people receiving serious diagnoses before speaking with their doctors. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook explains the impact of the 21st Century Cures Act and what patients should know.
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