We found race and age disparities not only in who adopted patient portal technology but also in which features were accessed by those who were adopters. Objectives: We describe online portal account ...

Q: Why does my doctor want me to use the "patient portal?" A: Fun fact: Medical records date back to hieroglyphic inscriptions found as early as 3,000 B.C. Paper medical records began filling filing ...

Editor’s Note: This article is the second in an occasional series that will be published over the next year on Health Affairs Blog responding to and reflecting on the latest findings of the University ...

Denise L. Anthony ([email protected]) is a professor of health management and policy and of sociology in the Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan School of Public Health, ...

Patient portals are often touted as a tool to improve patient engagement by giving patients digital access to their health records and ways to communicate with their care team. But merely providing ...

From 2017 to 2022, patients with better communication with providers were more likely to report being offered and accessing a patient portal, but disparities persist. Objectives: To identify the ...

Seventeen percent of respondents who don’t use online portals said they haven’t adopted them due to security concerns. Online portals can help patients keep track of their medical information, like ...

More and more patients are accessing their medical records via patient portals or apps on their phones and tablets, and the frequency with which they access these records is increasing, according to a ...

POCATELLO — Portneuf Medical Center has restored access to its patient portal, MyChart. The restoration of the vital service to PMC clients was announced on Dec. 21 by the hospital’s parent company, ...

Communication in oncology was challenging long before the emergence of the US 21st Century Cures Act. Before 2021, a growing body of evidence had demonstrated the benefits of patients' access to and ...

A new survey of teen patients with cancer and their parents sheds light on a source of friction in adolescent oncology: How much access should parents have to their child’s patient portal? While ...

WICHITA COUNTY, Texas (KAUZ) - The Wichita Falls–Wichita County Public Health District has made two major announcements ...