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 ...

Federal privacy laws give patients the right to request and receive copies of their medical records, but there are a few ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

– A new brief utilizing the latest 2024 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) data reveals significant progress in patient and caregiver access to online medical records and patient ...

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 ...

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 ...