Patient Portal Functionalities and Patient Outcomes Among Patients With Diabetes: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient portal use could help improve the care and health outcomes of patients with diabetes owing to functionalities, such as appointment booking, electronic messaging (e-messaging), and repeat prescription ordering, which enable patient-centered care and improve patient self-management of the disease.

Objective

This review aimed to summarize the evidence regarding patient portal use (portals that are connected to electronic health care records) or patient portal functionality use (eg, appointment booking and e-messaging) and their reported associations with health and health care quality outcomes among adult patients with diabetes.

Methods

We searched the MEDLINE, Embase, and Scopus databases and reported the review methodology using the Preferred Reporti

SUBMITTER: Alturkistani A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7539164 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature