Its Rather A Pity The #myHealthRecord Is Not A Really Usable Health Information Portal. It Might Just Do Some Good.

This appeared last week:Patient portal usage associated with better preventive health engagement By Greg SlabodkinOctober 08, 2019, 11:06 p.m. EDT Patient use of an online portal has been linked to significant improvements in preventive health behaviors, according to a study of 10,000 patients by Penn Medicine researchers. Results of their retrospective observational cohort, published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, show that those who used an online patient portal were 50 percent more likely to get a flu shot and twice as likely to have their blood pressure checked, compared with patients who do not use portals. In addition, patients using the portal were 50 percent more likely to have their cholesterol levels checked.In the study, patients used a Penn Medicine –branded version of Epic’s MyChart portal—called myPennMedicine—that gives users real-time information about medical records and test results, prescriptions, appointments as well as other important health... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
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