Patient and Health Care Provider Perspectives on Patient Access to Test Results via Web Portals: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A frequently used feature of electronic patient portals is the viewing of test results. Research on patient portals is abundant and offers evidence to help portal implementers make policy and practice decisions. In contrast, no comparable comprehensive summary of research addresses the direct release of and patient access to test results.

Objective

This scoping review aims to analyze and synthesize published research focused on patient and health care provider perspectives on the direct release of laboratory, imaging, and radiology results to patients via web portals.

Methods

PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines were followed. Searches were conducted in CINAHL, MEDLINE, and other databases. Citations were sc

SUBMITTER: Petrovskaya O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10623227 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature