Outpatient portal use among pregnant individuals: Cross-sectional, temporal, and cluster analysis of use.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Outpatient portal technology can improve patient engagement. For pregnant individuals, the level of engagement could have important implications for maternal and infant outcomes.

Objective

This study: (1) cross-sectionally and temporally characterized the outpatient portal use among pregnant individuals seen at our academic medical center; and (2) identified clusters of the outpatient portal user groups based on the cross-sectional and temporal patterns of use.

Methods

We used outpatient portal server-side log files to execute a hierarchical clustering algorithm to group 7663 pregnant individuals based on proportions of outpatient portal function use. Post-hoc analyses were performed to further assess outpatient portal use on key encounter characteristics.<

SUBMITTER: Morgan E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9274807 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature