ArticleAmerican journal of public health2017
Legal, Practical, and Ethical Considerations for Making Online Patient Portals Accessible for All.
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review of patient access to medical records in the acute setting: practicalities, perspectives and ethical consequences.BMC medical ethics · 2020Pooled it
- Adherence to Electronic Health Tools Among Vulnerable Groups: Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Pooled it
- Examining the Relationship between Health Literacy, Health Numeracy, and Patient Portal Use.Applied clinical informatics · 2022Trial
- Patient Portal Use Among Older Adults: What Is Really Happening Nationwide?Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2020Trial
- Home visits for uncontrolled asthma among low-income adults with patient portal access.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2019Trial
- A Randomized Trial to Train Vulnerable Primary Care Patients to Use a Patient Portal.Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFMTrial
- Leveraging a Locally Anchored Learning Health Care System Toward Equitable Telehealth: Assessing Broadband Access and Supporting Use of Federal Internet Subsidies in a Safety-Net Setting.Learning health systems · 2026Article
- Patient Portal Activation Disparities by Ward, Census Tract, and Zip Code in an Urban Landscape Among Neurology Patients: Cross-Sectional Multi-Scale Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Accessibility Recommendations of Interfaces Designed for Individuals with Mental and Physical Disabilities: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Evaluating the Multilingual Accessibility of Health Websites for Immigrants and Ethnic Minorities: A Methodological Systematic Review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Review
- Centering Health Equity in an Increasingly Digital Environment.Perspectives in biology and medicine · 2025Article
- Determinants of remote measurement-based care uptake in a safety net outpatient psychiatry department as part of learning health system transition.Learning health systems · 2024Article
- Evaluating variations in the barriers to colorectal cancer screening associated with telehealth use in rural U.S. Pacific Northwest.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2024Article
- Care Partner Engagement in Secure Messaging Between Patients With Diabetes and Their Clinicians: Cohort Study.JMIR diabetes · 2024Article
- Telehealth and digital health innovations: A mixed landscape of access.PLOS digital health · 2023Review
- Digital healthcare equity in primary care: implementing an integrated digital health navigator.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2023Article
- The Role of Formative Evaluation in Promoting Digitally-based Health Equity and Reducing Bias for Resilient Health Systems: The Case of Patient Portals.Yearbook of medical informatics · 2022Review
- Telehealth experiences of providers and patients who use augmentative and alternative communication.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2022Article
- Perspectives from leadership and frontline staff on telehealth transitions in the Los Angeles safety net during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.Frontiers in digital health · 2022Article
- Use of Electronic Health Record Patient Portal Accounts Among Patients With Smartphone-Only Internet Access.JAMA network open · 2021Article
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Abstract
Largely driven by the financial incentives of the HITECH Act's Meaningful Use program as part of federal US health care reform, access to portal Web sites has rapidly expanded, allowing many patients to view their medical record information online. Despite this expansion, there is little attention paid to the accessibility of portals for more vulnerable patient populations-especially patients with limited health literacy or limited English proficiency, and individuals with disabilities. We argue that there are potential legal mandates for improving portal accessibility (e.g., the Civil Rights and the Rehabilitation Acts), as well as ethical considerations to prevent the exacerbation of existing health and health care disparities. To address these legal, practical, and ethical considerations, we present standards and broad recommendations that could greatly improve the reach and impact of portal Web sites.
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