Portals can benefit your practice and your patients, but you have to get them using the technology first. Online portals have become increasingly pervasive tools for practices wanting to better ...

Financial technology – especially client portals ¬ can have a profound impact on financial planners and their clients, according to a recent study. However, the research emphasizes that access to ...

Black and Hispanic patients are being offered patient portal access at a rate that’s 5 percentage points lower than White people, translating to lower patient portal adoption and access, according to ...

More at-risk patient populations are less likely to take advantage of an online portal, which can adversely impact their health compared to portal users, according to a study published this month in ...

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 ...

As patient portal use and access become more commonplace in healthcare, it would be prudent for health IT leaders and clinicians alike to understand the health disparities that can also emerge with ...

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 ...

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 ...

Many physicians are adopting patient portals in response to governmental incentives for meaningful use (MU), but the stage 2 requirements for portal use may be particularly challenging for newer ...

People who sign up for and use their healthcare provider's online portal differ in some key characteristics from those who do not use patient portals, reports a survey study in Medical Care. Online ...

A patient portal is an internet-based platform that lets you view medical records and connect with your health care professional. When you use the portal, it means you don’t have to call the office to ...