Patient engagement with electronic health information through online medical records or patient portals spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, but racial and ethnic disparities persisted, according to a ...

More and more patients are accessing their medical records via patient portals or apps on their phones and tablets, and the frequency with which they access these records is increasing, according to a ...

PLATTSBURGH — Area residents can now view something that, traditionally, only medical professionals could see — their electronic medical records. “Not only do they have access to it, they can download ...

A study published this week in Kidney Medicine found that although electronic health record portals are increasingly emphasized in chronic kidney disease treatment, interventions are needed to ensure ...

Carestream Health's New Online Portals Enable Patients to Access Medical Records, Play a More Active Role in Managing Their Care Patients want to play an active role in managing their healthcare—and ...

There's been a crucial shift toward active, ongoing self-management of health and wellness among patients, according to the U.S. Health and Human Services' Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy ...

Editor’s Note: This article is the second in an occasional series that will be published over the next year on Health Affairs Blog responding to and reflecting on the latest findings of the University ...

Almost everything a phone call to your doctor can accomplish, an online patient portal can do better and at any time of the day or night. That's the sentiment — and reality — from those on both sides ...

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 ...

Q: Why does my doctor want me to use the "patient portal?" A: Fun fact: Medical records date back to hieroglyphic inscriptions found as early as 3,000 B.C. Paper medical records began filling filing ...

Denise L. Anthony ([email protected]) is a professor of health management and policy and of sociology in the Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan School of Public Health, ...

Lompoc Valley Medical Center is now offering MyHealth Patient Portal, an online tool allowing patients the flexibility of accessing health information and other resources from virtually anywhere.