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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

The use of EHRs has grown substantially over the last decade, but patients still face problems getting to their health data EHRs may be commonplace in healthcare, but that doesn’t mean everyone can ...

Most hospitals offer patient portal access in English and Spanish, the prevalence of which was followed by English only.

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...