Background The popularity of web-based patient-professional communication over patient
portals is constantly increasing. Good patient-professional communication is a prerequisite …

Objective Our scoping review examined how research on patient portals addresses health
equity. Questions guiding our review were: 1) What health equity concepts are addressed in …

Background: Patient portals have shown potential for increasing health care quality and
efficiency. Internet access and other factors influencing patient portal use could worsen …

Being a 21st-century health care provider is extremely demanding. The growing number of
chronic diseases, lack of medical workforce, increasing amounts of administrative tasks, the …

Background: Patient portals are increasingly accepted as part of standard medical care.
However, to date, most patient portals provide just passive access to medical data. The use …

Background: Malnutrition is prevalent in older patients, which is associated with severe
consequences such as a decline in functional status, increased risk of readmission, and …

Background: The adoption rate of digital health in the health care sector is low in many
countries. A facilitating factor for successful implementation and adoption of digital health is …

Background Health systems are seeking to harness digital tools to promote patient
autonomy and increase the efficiency of care worldwide. The NHS Long Term Plan created …

Background Uppsala County in Sweden launched an eHealth patient portal in 2012, which
allows patients to access their medical records over the Internet. However, the launch of the …

Background Patient portals are now widely available and increasingly adopted by patients
and providers. Despite the growing research interest in patient portal adoption, there is a …