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Journal of General Internal Medicine
Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 12/2020

01-12-2020 | Concise Research Report

Association Between Patient Portal Use and Broadband Access: a National Evaluation

Authors: Jorge A. Rodriguez, MD, Stuart R. Lipsitz, ScD, Courtney R. Lyles, PhD, Lipika Samal, MD

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 12/2020

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Patient portals allow patients to access their own health information stored in the electronic health record (EHR). As a result of Meaningful Use (MU) program incentives, at least 88% of clinicians now offer a portal.1 Despite broad availability, portal use has lagged. The low uptake has been attributed to sociodemographic factors, including income, race/ethnicity, and education.2 However, a basic requirement for portal use is broadband internet access. The goal of our study was to correlate national data on broadband access with patient portal use in primary care. …
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Title
Association Between Patient Portal Use and Broadband Access: a National Evaluation
Authors
Jorge A. Rodriguez, MD
Stuart R. Lipsitz, ScD
Courtney R. Lyles, PhD
Lipika Samal, MD
Publication date
01-12-2020
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 12/2020
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-020-05633-4

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