Data on the activation and utilization of an electronic health record patient portal in an adult inpatient population at an academic medical center.

ABSTRACT: Electronic health record patient portals allow patients to access their own health data online and interact with the healthcare team. Many studies have focused on use of patient portals in the outpatient setting. Relatively less is known about use of patient portals for hospitalized patients. The data in this article include analysis of patient portal activation and utilization for adults hospitalized in 2018 at an academic medical center in a Midwestern state in the United States. Activation was assessed by percentage of patients who had activated their patient portal by the time of data review. Utilization of the patient portal was determined by whether patients or their legal proxies accessed one or more reports from diagnostic testing ordered during inpatient encounter(s) in 2018. The

SUBMITTER: Allard CT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7875813 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature