Yet, only 43% of parents have set their child up for a patient portal – an online tool allowing communication between patients and medical providers – and others may not be optimizing portal ...

Between in-person or telehealth appointments, portals can offer information about self-care and healthy habits and be a vehicle for reporting patient health indicators, among other things, one expert ...

Adolescents with cancer and their parents said parents should have access to non-sensitive information in patient portals.

Just 43% of parents have set their child up for a patient portal, mostly because they don't see a need, and others many not be optimizing portal use, suggests the University of Michigan Health C.S ...

At least eight health systems have said they will bill for some patient portal services such as Epic's MyChart, signaling a possible new expense for consumers and sponsors of health plans. The ...

PURPOSECommunication is central to optimizing adolescent cancer care. Online patient portals are widely available tools that support communication. However, the perspectives of parents and adolescents ...

Patient portals, online features that may allow patients to interact with healthcare providers and view their health information, may not improve clinical outcomes, reduce cost or control ...

Using fractional logistic regression, we investigated the relationship between patient satisfaction survey scores and patient portal activation.

Parents who received instructions from their provider or medical staff on how to use and access the portal reported more benefits, such as it saving them time and hassle.