Electronic patient portals provide secure access to health information but require technological proficiency and appropriate devices for effective use. Portals are useful for non-urgent communication ...

With the advent of social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, a tremendous hype was generated by being in constant touch with one another. By virtue of this phenomenon, staying in touch ...

Digital patient portals are transforming the way we manage healthcare, making it easier to track bills, appointments, and prescriptions all in one secure place. By simplifying communication and ...

Patient portals are transforming how we handle medical bills—making it easier to view charges, verify insurance, and pay online. By integrating billing tools into secure health portals, patients can ...

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 ...

Patient portals were supposed to be healthcare’s digital front door. But what’s the use of a door if nobody opens it? After years of investments in portal technology, patient adoption remains dismally ...

A brief out this month from the U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT found an increase in patient portal access and online medical record download rates over the past few years. In ...

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 ...

Broad consensus about need for disclosure and clinician oversight ...

Patient portals are now instrumental to revenue cycle operations and care coordination. Patient experience has grown in importance for hospitals and health systems, particularly regarding the revenue ...

The widespread use of electronic patient portals to provide quick access to test results presents health care professionals with an important challenge: How should new cancer diagnoses be communicated ...