Are patient portals one key to unlocking the door for engaging patients in their healthcare?

Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 99-101

  Palen, Ted E ^a   Bayliss, Elizabeth A ^a   Steiner, John F ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 84886945234     PISSN: 20426305     EISSN: 20426313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/cer.13.8     Document Type: Review

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