Understanding of and Barriers to Electronic Health Record Patient Portal Access in a Culturally Diverse Pediatric Population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Electronic health records (EHRs) have become a standard in the health care setting. In an effort to improve health literacy, foster doctor-patient communication, and ease the transition from adolescent to adult care, our institution created a policy that allows patients aged between 13 and 17 years to have EHR portal access. A literature review revealed predictable differences in portal registration among different ethnicities and socioeconomic statuses. Consequently, a cross-sectional survey was developed to investigate barriers to EHR portal access in a sample of culturally diverse adolescents.

Objective

The aim of this study was to assess for barriers to EHR portal access in a culturally diverse adolescent population.

Methods

A 42-item anonymous survey w

SUBMITTER: Miklin DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6526688 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature