ArticleApplied clinical informatics2019
Empowering Patients during Hospitalization: Perspectives on Inpatient Portal Use.
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- Improving Provisioning of an Inpatient Portal: Perspectives from Nursing Staff.Applied clinical informatics · 2022Article
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- Examining How Internet Users Trust and Access Electronic Health Record Patient Portals: Survey Study.JMIR human factors · 2021Article
- The Effect of WeChat on Parental Care Burden, Anxiety, and Depression in Children after CHD Surgery during COVID-19 Pandemic.Applied clinical informatics · 2021Article
- Differential Effects of Outpatient Portal User Status on Inpatient Portal Use: Observational Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Observational
- Digital inclusion as a social determinant of health.NPJ digital medicine · 2021Article
- Persistent digital divide in health-related internet use among cancer survivors: findings from the Health Information National Trends Survey, 2003-2018.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2021Article
- Provider Experiences With Offering Families Bedside Health Record Access Across a Children's Hospital.Hospital pediatrics · 2020Article
- Helping Patients Be Better Patients: A Qualitative Study of Perceptions About Inpatient Portal Use.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2020Article
- Analysis of Employee Patient Portal Use and Electronic Health Record Access at an Academic Medical Center.Applied clinical informatics · 2020Article
- Use and impact of an online community for hospital patients.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundPatients have demonstrated an eagerness to use portals to access their health information and connect with care providers. While outpatient portals have been extensively studied, there is a recognized need for research that examines inpatient portals.
objectiveWe conducted this study to improve our understanding about the role of a portal in the context of inpatient care. Our study focused on a large sample of the general adult inpatient population and obtained perspectives from both patients and care team members about inpatient portal use.
methodsWe interviewed patients (
resultsThe perspectives of patients and care team members generally converged on their views of the inpatient portal. Three features-(1) ordering meals, (2) looking up health information, and (3) viewing the care team-were most commonly used; the secure messaging feature was less commonly used and of some concern to care team members. The inpatient portal benefited patients in four main ways: (1) promoted independence, (2) reduced anxiety, (3) informed families, and (4) increased empowerment.
conclusionInpatient portals are recognized as a tool that can enhance the delivery of patient-centered care. In addition to empowering patients by increasing their sense of control, inpatient portals can support family members and caregivers throughout the hospital stay. Given the consistency of perspectives about portal use across patients and care team members, our findings suggest that inpatient portals may facilitate shifts in organizational culture that increase the patient centeredness of care and improve patient experience in the hospital context.
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