Jul 24, 2014 · The Brave New World of Patient Portals and Accessing Test Results Online. Robert S. Miller, MD, FACP, Cancer.Net Editor-in-Chief. July 24, 2014. ·. A patient portal is a website or mobile app through which patients can securely access online parts of their medical records. Often, the portal is a component of the electronic health record used at that hospital/health ….