29 hours ago The patient portal market was valued at USD 2,608.5 million in 2020, and it is expected to reach USD 5,980.5 million by 2026, registering a CAGR of 14.83% during the forecast period. The Patient Portal Market is segmented by Portal (Integrated Patient Portal and Standalone Patient … >> Go To The Portal
★ About one in five patient portal users (22%) accessed their health information using both a smartphone health app and a computer in 2020. ★ Patient portal users most commonly accessed their health information through a computer (83%) – six in 10 portal users accessed their health information using only this method.
Keywords: Patient portals, older adults, health information management Introduction and Background A patient portal is a type of personal health record (PHR) that is connected to an electronic health record (EHR) system. Patient portals provide a secure website through which patients can access their clinical data.
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★ About six in 10 patient portal users exchanged secure messages with their health care provider in 2020 – this represents a 10 percentage point increase from 2017.
A patient portal is a secure online website that gives patients convenient, 24-hour access to personal health information from anywhere with an Internet connection. Using a secure username and password, patients can view health information such as: Recent doctor visits.
Nearly 40 percent of individuals nationwide accessed a patient portal in 2020 – this represents a 13 percentage point increase since 2014.
The features of patient portals may vary, but typically you can securely view and print portions of your medical record, including recent doctor visits, discharge summaries, medications, immunizations, allergies, and most lab results anytime and from anywhere you have Web access.
Engaging patients in the delivery of health care has the potential to improve health outcomes and patient satisfaction. Patient portals may enhance patient engagement by enabling patients to access their electronic medical records (EMRs) and facilitating secure patient-provider communication.
The findings, published in the journal Health Affairs, indicate a lack of physician, health system and insurer engagement in promoting portal use—nearly 40% of patients in the study reported not being offered it.
Disadvantages of patient portals result in these lower rates of use. For some people, they avoid using the portals altogether for reasons like security issues, low health literacy, or lack of internet. Even for those who do access their accounts, there are still other disadvantages of patient portals.
What are the Top Pros and Cons of Adopting Patient Portals?Pro: Better communication with chronically ill patients.Con: Healthcare data security concerns.Pro: More complete and accurate patient information.Con: Difficult patient buy-in.Pro: Increased patient ownership of their own care.
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A patient portal is a type of personal health record (PHR) that is connected to an electronic health record (EHR) system. Patient portals provide a secure website through which patients can access their clinical data.
Patient portals have demonstrated benefit by improving adherence to medications and providing patient-provider communication. They may reduce in-person and emergency department visits, facilitate patient discovery of errors in electronic medical records (EMRs) and reduce the cost of care.
Patient portal interventions lead to improvements in a wide range of psychobehavioral outcomes, such as health knowledge, self-efficacy, decision making, medication adherence, and preventive service use.
July 18, 2017 - Patients enjoy having patient portal health data access because it allows them to take ownership of their own care, makes them feel empowered as partners in their treatments, and helps them detect and identify errors their providers may have made in their medical records, according to a recent study.
An integrated patient portal is integrated into the existing website and healthcare IT infrastructure of a healthcare provider, without creating another portal, unlike a standalone patient portal. The modernization of operations and approaches by utilizing technology solutions, such as patient portals and analytical sources, improve the efficiency of healthcare organizations and facilities.
The patient portal market has been growing owing to the increasing adoption of the patient-centric approach by healthcare payers and increasing demand for EHR in the market. The current market is also evolving as government is undertaking various initiatives for the patient portals to digitalize healthcare system and standardize regulations, and infrastructure for maintaining health records, which is the reason leading to an increase in the demand for patient portal.
The Global Patient Portal Market is valued at 5980 Million USD in 2026.
The document stated that, earlier in 2020, the European government launched Europe Electronic Healthcare Records (EHR), Project Smart4Health, and InteropEHRate project with an aim towards a citizen-centered healthcare ecosystem in the European Union. With this platform the government is strategizing to empower citizens with record exchange, personal connected health services, and the ability of data donorship to the scientific and research communities.
As per the scope of the report, the patient portal is a web-based access point that is connected with the electronic health records (EHR) systems and is focused on patient’s access to health records. The patients can share their health information and communicate remotely. These allow patients to look into various data points. Some portals allow patients to check medical history data and view demographics.
The rule is designed to give healthcare providers and patients secure access to healthcare information. The rule comes with a provision that patients can electronically access all their electronic health information (EHI), using smartphone applications at no cost. The rule aims to foster innovation and competition by calling healthcare IT players to build an IT ecosystem in the nation and will further expand the patient portal market in the country.
Over the past decade, Federal Government is stimulating the market through the enforcement of various regulations and acts, over the years the market has experienced a dramatic increase in the rate of adoption of the patient portals due to the various initiatives and acts by the government.
When used effectively, patient portals can empower consumers by enabling active management of their own care. However, we know little about how patient portal use fits into the broader personal health information management (PHIM) practices of various groups, such as older adults.
examined views of family practice physicians and staff about the benefits, barriers, and use of PHRs by older adults, in relation to medication use4. They concluded that the family practice physicians did not have a complete understanding of the benefits that PHRs can offer patients. Several studies highlight the challenges that older adults face when using PHRs, such as physical or cognitive limitations and low computer literacy5. Providers have also raised concern that use of PHRs could introduce privacy risks to patients4. Other providers worry that older adults may be especially vulnerable to “getting scammed”4while using electronic or online PHRs.
Our preliminary anaysis found that most portal users (93%) reported using a computer 6–7 days per week and 47% rated themselves as “very experienced” computer users. All reported having learned to use a computer 10 or more years ago and having Internet access where they live. In contrast, the majority of portal nonusers reported having used computers less than 6 days per week (30%) or not all all (36%), 25% lacked Internet access where they lived, and 19% reported they had not learned to use a computer. Among the 52 particpants (portal users and nonusers) who use computers, the most common use of computers was emailing and browsing the Internet.
Portal users ranged in age from 61 to 93 years , and most lived independently in a private residence (60%) and had college education or higher (67%). Although portal nonusers were similar in age, fewer were college educated (53%) and more lived in retirement or assisted living facilities (74%).
Our SOARING project, a 5-year Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funded investigation, is designed to address this gap by establishing an understanding of the PHIM practices and needs of older adults. Based on Grounded Theory12and the ecological framework of the Balance Theory13, 14, we sought to identify current health information practices and needs among older adults living in a variety of residential settings. Using focus groups, in-depth interviews with longitudinal follow-up, and particpatory design with older adults and their key stakeholders, our goals are to develop older adult-centered guidelines to assist developers in the design of useful and usable health information management tools that better serve older adults.
We conducted semi-structured, 60–90 minute interviews with each participant. In most instances, interviews took place at a participant’s place of residence. After obtaining consent, we audio recorded the interview, photographed artifacts associated with PHIM, and made field notes. The interview session consisted of a demographic survey followed by a series of semi-structured questions concerning health and the use and organization of personal health information. Topics covered in the interview guide included: health conditions, management of health conditions, interactions with healthcare providers and corresponding materials received, health-related record keeping, health information seeking, and use of patient portals. Examples of specific questions include: Do you keep any records related to your health? What information (if any) do you keep track of to keep yourself healthy? What tools do you use to track your health information?
A patient portal is a type of personal health record (PHR) that is connected to an electronic health record (EHR) system. Patient portals provide a secure website through which patients can access their clinical data. They are a key component of most EHR architectures and an important focus of meaningful use because of their potential to streamline the delivery of patient-centered health care. Features of patient portals may include secure messaging, after-visit summaries, medication lists, allergy lists, laboratory results, and appointment scheduling. When used effectively, patient portals can empower consumers by enabling active management of their own care. However, we know little about how patient portal use fits into the broader personal health information management (PHIM) practices of various groups, such as older adults.
Objectives: This study sought to: (1) identify patient characteristics associated with the use of a patient portal; (2) determine the frequency with which common patient portal features are used; and (3) examine whether the level of patient portal use (non-users, light users, active users) is associated with 30-day hospital readmission.
Background: Patient portals have demonstrated numerous benefits including improved patient-provider communication, patient satisfaction with care, and patient engagement. Recent literature has begun to illustrate how patients use selected portal features and an association between portal usage and improved clinical outcomes.
Messaging is monitored periodically to ensure that communication with patients is succinct and user-friendly.
PHMG is an independent medical group with 11 clinics in southwest Idaho, provides both appointment‐based and urgent care. PHMG has 46 health care providers (including 12 mid‐level providers) and averages 200,000 patient visits per year. About half of PHMG’s patients are appointment‐based and half are urgent care. The practice specializes in:
PHMG had a strategy of ensuring that patients hear about the portal from multiple sources during each clinical visit. To execute this strategy, PHMG used several methods of communication, including:
They found that it is particularly persuasive when providers encourage patients to use the portal because patients trust providers and value their opinions. One provider says he reinforces a patient’s use of the portal by closing all messages with “Thanks for using the portal.”.
One major challenge with the portal is the multiple step registration process . Patients provide their e‐mail address at the front desk and are given a password to register from home. Some patients fail to complete the registration process after leaving the clinic. Remembering and managing passwords and managing family accounts are also challenging for patients. For example, a parent may log in for one child and then ask questions about a second child. For providers and staff, a challenge is that there is no way to know whether a Web‐enabled patient actually uses the portal and there are no read receipts to confirm that patients have read a message.
PHMG launched the patient portal in early 2010. As a first step, the physician champion piloted the portal for about 6 months before it was implemented in one clinic at a time. According to the physician champion, implementation was “easier than expected because everyone was already comfortable with eClinicalWorks, ...
Qualis has also been an important resource for information about the meaningful use rules. "We felt strongly that from a quality standpoint we could not succeed without going to electronic health records. I felt very strongly we had to invest in it because it would positively affect every patient that we encounter.".
Both practices and patients can add agents, who can also switch between the patients the manage.
Patients can view their prescriptions and submit and refill requests that can be approved by the provider.
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Multi-disciplinary internal support and interaction across a variety of departments especially clinical functions is essential. Communication experts with content, usability and marketing experience, working with clinicians and office staff who understand healthcare and revenue workflows, are needed to deploy portals that work well both for patients and providers. Despite the industry’s continuing lack of systems interoperability, dramatic portal improvements and greater benefits are possible now.
Similarly, healthcare providers can achieve at least three big benefits from patients’ portal-usage: greater efficiencies, cost-savings and improved health outcomes — again, only if patients use their portals. But with only 20% of patients regularly relying on portals, many benefits have been unattainable. Why are most portals realizing so little of their promise?
By definition, a new communications model that gives patients the front row privilege of taking greater charge of their own healthcare may seem to physicians and hospitals as a move into a back row. A new communications model to many patients may seem complicated and unnecessary, especially when they have no obligation to use it.
Similarly, healthcare providers can achieve at least three big benefits from patients’ portal-usage: greater efficiencies, cost-savings and improved health outcomes — again, only if patients use their portals. But with only 20% of patients regularly relying on portals, many benefits have been unattainable.
A big issue for many users is that portals are simply too complicated for at least two opposite kinds of users: those who have low computer literacy, and those who are so computer savvy that they expect the simplicity of an Uber or Instagram app to get a test result or appointment with a click or two.
Typically, patient portals aren’t promoted sufficiently — not surprising since healthcare providers aren’t experienced marketers. But solving this problem is not as difficult as it may appear, once all provider staff get involved and see their portal as a cultural and transactional experience that will help both their patients and the organization’s bottom line.
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Measure 2: More than 5 percent of all unique patients seen by the EP during the EHR reporting period (or their authorized representatives) view, download, or transmit to a third party their health information.
Patient engagement is a key component in attesting for Meaningful Use Stage 2.
Core Objective: Record and chart changes in the following vital signs: height/length and weight (no age limit); blood pressure (ages 3 and over); calculate and display body mass index (BMI); and plot and display growth charts for patients 0-20 years, including BMI.
Core Objective: Provide patients the ability to view online, download and transmit their health information within four business days of the information being available to the EP.
Blake joined Bridge Patient Portal in 2016 after transferring from our parent company Medical Web Experts. Since then, he’s acted as Bridge’s Business Development Manager. Blake is passionate about driving collaboration with clients, partners, and internal teams to achieve performance goals and successful relationships.
Portal use doesn’t stop at enrollment. Encourage continued use of the portal by communicating with patients via the portal. Assign a portal advisor to each patient to follow up at intervals after enrollment.