Online patient websites for electronic health record access among vulnerable populations: portals to nowhere?

Conclusion: Our findings suggest a strong need for tailored and accessible training and support to assist all vulnerable patients and/or caregivers with portal registration and use. Measuring the health literacy of a patient population might serve as a strong proxy for identifying patients who need the most support in using health technologies.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association - July 7, 2016 Category: Information Technology Authors: Tieu, L., Schillinger, D., Sarkar, U., Hoskote, M., Hahn, K. J., Ratanawongsa, N., Ralston, J. D., Lyles, C. R. Tags: Research and Applications Source Type: research