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 ...

July 25--Across Northeast Mississippi, patient portals are opening online access to doctors and hospitals. "We do everything online, book airline tickets, paying bills," said Tupelo family physician ...

It is vital to prioritize appropriate confidentiality protection in patient portals, according to researchers. Some young adults are hesitant to open a patient portal account and may limit the ...

With the advent of social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, a tremendous hype was generated by being in constant touch with one another. By virtue of this phenomenon, staying in touch ...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- Hannah Hill of Grand Forks uses her smartphone to monitor lab results of blood work, an important part of managing a blood disease she was ...

Patient portals were supposed to be healthcare’s digital front door. But what’s the use of a door if nobody opens it? After years of investments in portal technology, patient adoption remains dismally ...

Electronic patient portals provide secure access to health information but require technological proficiency and appropriate devices for effective use. Portals are useful for non-urgent communication ...

Patient portals that provide secure online access to medical record information and provider communication can improve health care. Yet new technologies can exacerbate existing disparities. We ...

Older Americans are increasingly likely to log into "patient portals" to access their healthcare information -- but confidence levels vary. About 78% of people aged 50 to 80 now use at least one ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights has released two new patient privacy resources that healthcare organizations can use to educate patients about reducing their ...

If you’ve logged into your patient portal recently, you may have noticed a shift: the interface is cleaner, the responses are faster, and some tasks are being handled by AI before you even ask. This ...

The Privacy Commissioners found Health NZ and Manage My Health "failed in their responsibilities" to have adequate security controls.