"Patient Portals" and "E-Visits"

Barbara Walters; Deborah Barnard; Steven Paris

doi:10.1097/00004479-200607000-00007

"Patient Portals" and "E-Visits"

J Ambul Care Manage. 2006 Jul-Sep;29(3):222-4. doi: 10.1097/00004479-200607000-00007.

Authors

Barbara Walters¹, Deborah Barnard, Steven Paris

Affiliation

¹ Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic, Bedford, NH 03110, USA. Barbara.A.Walters@Hitchcock.ORG

PMID: 16788355
DOI: 10.1097/00004479-200607000-00007

Abstract

"Patient Portals" enable patients to review their medical record and add information to it. Clinics are using "E-Visits" to substitute for a face-to-face office visit. This article describes the experience of one healthcare system with "Patient Portals" and "E-Visits."

MeSH terms

Ambulatory Care / organization & administration*
Ambulatory Care Information Systems
Electronic Mail / statistics & numerical data
Group Practice / organization & administration*
Humans
Internet / statistics & numerical data
Medical Records Systems, Computerized
Models, Organizational
New Hampshire
Patient-Centered Care*
Physician-Patient Relations*
Telemedicine / statistics & numerical data*
United States