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Patient portal improves patient session

Patient portals are a way through which the patient can interact with the doctor. The patient is able to brief its state and the doctor can guide him.

What are patient portals?

The patient portal is the online website that is connected to HER. Its main aim is to focus on the patient’s access to health data. These tools give the patients a look into various data points like:

How common is the patient portal?

Patient portals are becoming popular with the passage of time in the healthcare industry. According to the national coordinator for health information technology, 64% of the hospitals gave their access to view, download and transmit their health data in 2014. 51% had the ability to secure message with their patients.

Future of portal technology

Most of the patients especially the aged are interested in using a patient portal irrespective of health literacy level, previous patient portal adoption, or experience navigating health information on the web.

Dr. Hafsa Akbar

I have a MBBS from King Edward Medical University and did my clinical training at Pakistan’s Mayo Hospital, one of the most prestigious medical institutions in South Asia. My passion for medicine led... More by Dr. Hafsa Akbar