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4 Key Use Cases for Patient Data Access, Patient Portals

November 29, 2021Garrett SchmittNo Commentscare coordination, clinical notes, digital access, medical history, open clinical notes, OPenNotes, patient access, patient data, patient data access, patient portals

Fundamentally, patient data access is about improving overall patient engagement and empowerment in care. Since meaningful use mandated patient portal adoption, the logic has dictated that a more informed patient would be a more educated and thus more engaged patient. Healthcare providers who have offered patient portal and clinical note access have seen a difference…

4 SDOH Driving Health Disparities in Patient Portal Use

June 8, 2021Garrett SchmittNo Commentshealth IT use, patient portals, SDOH, technology

As patient portal use and access become more commonplace in healthcare, it would be prudent for health IT leaders and clinicians alike to understand the health disparities that can also emerge with patient portal use. The latest data shows that patient portal offerings are near universal. 2019 data from the Office of the National Coordinator…