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What is a Patient Portal? | 2022 Benefits, Features

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What is a patient portal?

Specifically, patient portals give patients access to their health information to take a more active role. There are two main types of patient portals: a standalone system and an integrated service. Integrated patient portal software functionality usually comes as a part of an EMR system, an EHR system or practice management software.

What is the new MHS Genesis patient portal?

MHS GENESIS is the new secure patient portal for TRICARE. It will eventually deploy to all military medical and dental facilities worldwide and replace the TOL Patient Portal.

What is an acuity-adaptable patient room?

They are cutting edge hospital rooms that allow the care to come to where the patient is – via portable telemetry and diagnostics – rather than the patient needing to be moved to where the care is. As hospitals around the country struggle with overcrowding, the acuity-adaptable patient room model is quickly becoming the answer.

What are the disadvantages of a patient portal?

Some patient portals are hard to access, poorly designed, cumbersome to navigate and limited in utility. These downfalls make it more likely for patients to pick up the phone and call their provider for a simple issue, negating the benefits.

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Aspirin Dosing: A Patient-centric Trial Assessing Benefits and Long-Term Effectiveness

On behalf of the ADAPTABLE team of patient partners, researchers, and clinicians, we would like to thank the study participants who took part in ADAPTABLE and played a critical role in generating results to help advance the care of people with heart disease.

About ADAPTABLE

The purpose of ADAPTABLE is to find the best dose of aspirin, 81 mg or 325 mg, for people with known or existing heart disease to prevent death or another heart attack or stroke.

What did we learn?

With your valuable contribution, we successfully completed a virtual trial with 15,076 participants.

How will the results help people with heart disease and those who care for them?

People with heart disease should discuss the following aspirin dosing guidelines with their clinicians:

What is acuity adaptable patient room?

What are acuity-adaptable patient rooms? They are cutting edge hospital rooms that allow the care to come to where the patient is – via portable telemetry and diagnostics – rather than the patient needing to be moved to where the care is.

Is acuity adaptable room feasible?

Big proponents of acuity-adaptable rooms would argue they should be able to handle all care, from ICU through discharge, but given hospitals would have to double the size of the patient room to account for the ICU requirements, that suggestion is neither practical nor financially feasible.

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Overview

Primary Benefits

Notable Challenges

  • While many people have used a patient portal by now, they have mixed reviews at best. As you can see in the section above, there are plenty of benefits that patient portals provide. But unfortunately, their potential has yet to be fully harnessed. Some patient portals are hard to access, poorly designed, cumbersome to navigate and limited in utility. These downfalls make it …
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Emerging Trends

  • If patient portals are a mixed bag, why should the patient portal receive greater consideration in the EHR, EMR and practice management selection processes? Because when you look at current health care technology trends, patient portals are well on their way to improving. Some of these trends include:
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How to Use A Patient Portal

  • With patient portals, the first and foremost thing you will need is a computer and a working internet connection. Create a customized user’s account in the software to avail medical services on your own. Once you enter the patient portal, click on links and products sold by the provider and tap into a new experience. Set up the portal according to ...
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Solution Evaluation

  • Now that you know what a patient portal is and given the potential and growing importance, how should you evaluate the best portal for your practice or facility? You can select a standalone patient portal that a third-party vendor commonly hosts through the cloud as a health care provider. This approach can result in incompatibility issues with your EMR and/or EHR system, r…
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Final Thoughts

  • It’s clear that using patient portal software can provide several benefits for your medical practice. After accounting for these considerations, you should be ready to start using a patient portal. The only decision left to make is which platform you’ll use. Consider taking a look at our Top Medical Software Comparison or build your own requirements checklistto give yourself an idea of what t…
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