Recent National Poll on Healthy Aging results identify promising opportunities to help older adults access patient portals in ways that could drive efficiencies and improve health outcomes.

Results: Across the period of 2017-2022, approximately two-thirds of insured adult patients on average reported being offered a patient portal, and approximately half reported accessing a portal.

One national study found that only about 15–30 percent of patients who were offered access to a portal used it, with lower use among people living in rural and high-poverty areas. 19 Other ...

"Portal use may also allow patients to derive comfort, and in turn lower disease related stress, through viewing labs or results or by communicating with members of the healthcare team. Alternatively, ...

Patients were not prompted to use the patient portal by the study team. Over a one-year period, researchers found patients ages 60 to 69 used the inpatient portal 45% less than patients ages 18 to 29.

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

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 ...

Portal enrollment and use are generally lower among racial/ethnic minority patient populations. 7,10,12,15,16 Specifically, black, Hispanic, and Asian patients have been found to have lower ...

More than half of individuals who were offered online access to their medical records reported accessing them at least three times in 2022, with nearly one in thee accessing it six or more times. And ...

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, use of patient portals to access health records was steadily increasing. Most people used computers to look at their records.

The MHS Genesis Patient Portal is designed to allow 24/7 access to your health information, including managing appointments and exchanging messages with your care team. (U.S. Army/Amy Urbina) ...

The Tricare Online Patient Portal is a web platform designed to let U.S. military service members and their families access health care information. At most facilities, however, TOL PP has already ...