Background Patient portals (ie, electronic personal health records tethered to institutional
electronic health records) are recognized as a promising mechanism to support greater …

Background More than 100 studies document disparities in patient portal use among
vulnerable populations. Developing and testing strategies to reduce disparities in use is …

The advances in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) brought many
benefits to the healthcare area, specially to digital storage of patients' health records …

Background Electronic personal health records (ePHRs) are web-based tools that enable
patients to access parts of their medical records and other services. In spite of the potential …

Rationale & Objective Digital and mobile health (mHealth) technologies improve patient-
provider communication and increase information accessibility. We assessed the use of …

Background: There are many perspectives on the advantages of introducing blockchain in
the medical field, but there are no published feasibility studies regarding the storage …

Results Of 2803 patients, 1098 (39%) accessed the portal. Over 87% of users reviewed
laboratory results, 85% reviewed their medical information (eg, medical history), 85 …

Patient portal usage by older adults, patients aged 50 years old and above, is intended to
improve their access and quality of care. Acceptance of patient portals by this target group is …

Methods Searches in PubMed, Embase, CINAHL and ProQuest databases were used to
retrieve articles published in English after 2003 in a refereed journal, or presented in a …

Background The primary function of the patient portal is to give patients greater access to
their personal health information. Granting patients electronic access allows them to make …