A medical encounter rarely only involves the patient; with the rise in family engagement, most patients have at least some loved ones involved in their care, making proxy access a key feature of the ...

Access to electronic health information can be improved through provider assistance for optimal use of a patient portal. In addition, strong support from providers to use a patient portal strongly ...

New research published in JAMA Network Open is showing that the patient portal isn’t exactly set up for caregiver engagement and use. Caregivers are certainly using the portal, the data showed, but ...

The use of patient portals that provide access to electronic health records (EHRs) has dramatically increased in the past several years, and patients whose healthcare practioner encouraged them to use ...