ArticleHealth informatics journal2020
Electronic patient portal utilization by neurology patients and association with outcomes.
Article in Health informatics journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.
- Sociodemographic and Socioeconomic Determinants for the Usage of Digital Patient Portals in Hospitals: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Digital Divide.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- 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
- Usage and Perceptions of Electronic Patient Records Experienced by Users and Nonusers in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland: Mixed Methods Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Patient portal registration and healthcare utilisation in general practices in England: a longitudinal cohort study.BJGP open · 2024Article
- Factors Associated with Reducing Disparities in Electronic Personal Heath Records Use Among Non-Hispanic White and Hispanic Adults.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2023Article
- Direct and Indirect Care of Patients With Multiple Sclerosis: Burden on Providers and Impact of Portal Messages.International journal of MS careArticle
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Existing literature on electronic patient portals demonstrates mixed findings for portal user demographic patterns and relationships between portal usage and clinical outcomes. This study sought to determine characteristics of portal users specific to a neurology patient population and examine whether usage predicted decreased clinic visits and risk of hospitalization. A cross-sectional analysis on 13,483 patients seen at a tertiary neurology outpatient clinic over a 1-year period found significant associations between demographics, and interactions between age, sex, and race. Black and Hispanic patients were less likely to be portal users. While females had higher odds of portal usage overall, their probability decreased with increasing age. Portal users had higher rates of clinic utilization but no difference in hospitalization risk. These results highlight demographics that may need strategic targeting to increase portal uptake and the need for other interventions for populations more likely to experience health events resulting in hospitalization.
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