hospital puts patient portal access at patients' bedside. (2015). journal of ahima, 86(1), 14.

Are patient portals the future of patient information access?

May 11, 2018 · In the Netherlands, in 2017, more than 25% of hospitals provided patients with access to a patient portal, whereas this was under 10% in 2015 . Comprehensive information can provide a framework for upcoming patient portal implementations, or other eHealth applications, in …

How many consumers access patient data through patient portal in 2016?

Feb 10, 2015 · The US government defines a patient portal as “a secure online website that gives patients convenient 24-hour access to personal health information from anywhere with an Internet connection” . The data are managed by the health care organization, and even the most rudimentary portals enable patients to access information like recent doctor ...

What features does the bedside portal include?

CHICAGO – May 4, 2020 – As medical systems consolidate and move forward with value-based payment models, many are focused on increasing patient matching capabilities that can improve care and reduce costs. In the May edition of the Journal of AHIMA, Lisa A. Eramo, MA, with input from an AHIMA member, writes about five trends in patient matching for 2020.

How does the healthcare industry manage patient data?

To do so, patients must be able to access and share their health information. 1–3 Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), patients have a right to see and obtain a copy of their medical records.

What are the questions asked in the portal study?

We asked two main questions in this study: 1 How do patients who access their portal accounts in the inpatient setting differ from those with access who do not? 2 Is there a relationship between inpatient portal use and hospital outcomes of 30-day readmission, 30-day mortality, and inpatient mortality?

What is EHR used for?

The EHR was used to obtain information on patient demographics (age at admission, sex, race, ethnicity, marital status, primary language, payor information, and employment status) and clinical information known at the time of admission (admission status, admission service, and comorbidities), and hospital outcomes (30-day readmission, 30-day mortality, and inpatient mortality). Principal and secondary diagnoses and procedures, comorbidities, and All-Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Group (APR-DRG) weight 16 were collected based on International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification codes extracted from hospital discharge abstracts. Hospital length of stay (LOS) was calculated using the dates and times of hospital admission and hospital discharge.

Abstract

Keywords: Acute patient portals, patient portals, PHR, medical records, transparency, note-sharing.#N#Citation: Grossman LV, Restaino S, Vawdrey D. Should hospital patients have bedside access to their complete medical records? J Participat Med.

The Note-Sharing Initiative at Columbia University Medical Center

In a randomized controlled trial, [ 2] our team introduced a bedside portal to cardiology inpatients at Columbia University Medical Center. The bedside portal incorporates multiple features, including medication summaries, diagnostic test results, and the inpatient care team.

The Future of Transparency for the Medical Community

Patients benefit from having access to their complete medical record, including physician notes. Information can empower patients to participate in their care, and raise their awareness of providers’ actions performed on their behalf.

Acknowledgements

This project received support from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Background

Materials and Methods

• Study design and subjects
  This retrospective study included all adult patients admitted to Mayo Clinic Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, from August 1, 2012, to July 31, 2014, who had a patient portal account prior to hospitalization. If a patient had more than one inpatient admission during this time frame, onl…
• Data collection
  The EHR was used to obtain information on patient demographics (age at admission, sex, race, ethnicity, marital status, primary language, payor information, and employment status) and clinical information known at the time of admission (admission status, admission service, and comorbi…

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Results

Discussion

Conclusion

Funding

Contributors

Abstract

The Note-Sharing Initiative at Columbia University Medical Center

• In a randomized controlled trial,[2] our team introduced a bedside portal to cardiology inpatients at Columbia University Medical Center. The bedside portal incorporates multiple features, including medication summaries, diagnostic test results, and the inpatient care team. The note-sharing initiative at the Heart Institute provided 10 patients wit...

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The Future of Transparency For The Medical Community

Authors’ Note

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