Military spouses are having issues accessing their own medical records as well as their children's.

Healthcare now needs modern technology for good practice. Today’s healthcare transformation includes patient portals, which help patients and healthcare operations run better. Patient portal ...

Beth Cavanaugh, 79, was starting a new medication when she ran into a modern hurdle: Her doctor’s office required all follow-up questions, even those about side effects of the drug, to go through the ...

Epic, the company behind the MyChart patient portal, has paused most of its technology development to harden its software ...

It could be useful for providers treating patients with dementia to encourage their care partners to create their own patient portal proxy accounts, according to a JAMA Internal Medicine research note ...

Patients increasingly say they are interested in using online communication regarding their health care. For example, they may want to ask their physician questions, schedule appointments, or get lab ...

Following a UPMC computer system upgrade last week, patients have complained of multiple problems, ranging from being unable to access the MyUPMC patient portal, missing information and increased wait ...

The 21st Century Cures Act policy granting patients immediate access to their test results has yielded a new symptom: nervous refreshing of the patient portal. Examined in a new JAMA Network Open ...

Patient engagement is easy, right? Just create a portal and tell patients it’s there. Of course, no one who puts a little thought into this idea believes it can be so simple. Healthcare isn’t “Field ...

Consumers’ navigation of the healthcare landscape has radically changed in response to the pandemic. Consumers and providers alike must navigate the accelerated digitization of healthcare services, ...

Patient portals that provide secure online access to medical record information and provider communication can improve health care. Yet new technologies can exacerbate existing disparities. We ...

Luminis Health, which serves patients on the Eastern Shore and in Anne Arundel and Prince George's counties, is restoring services after it was hit with a cyberattack in early.​ ...