Introducing a Patient Portal and Electronic Tablets to Inpatient Care
Authors: Timothy R. Huerta, Ann Scheck McAlearney, Milisa K Rizer
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2017)

Ideas and Opinions5 December 2017Introducing a Patient Portal and Electronic Tablets to Inpatient CareTimothy R. Huerta, PhD, MS, Ann Scheck McAlearney, ScD, MS, and Milisa K Rizer, MD, MPHTimothy R. Huerta, PhD, MSFrom The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio., Ann Scheck McAlearney, ScD, MSFrom The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio., and Milisa K Rizer, MD, MPHFrom The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M17-1766 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Web-based patient portals are increasingly part of the outpatient experience and help patients engage in their own care (1, 2). In contrast, finding examples of hospitalized patients using portals during their inpatient stays is difficult. For example, a recent systematic review of patient portals found 120 studies published since 2006, but they all involved outpatient portals; inpatient portals were not mentioned (3). In addition, a systematic review focusing on inpatient portals found only 4 examples (4). The first allowed patients to use their mobile phone to access their medical record as well as information about their care team. The second ...References1. Dentzer S. Rx for the ‘blockbuster drug’ of patient engagement [Editorial]. Health Aff (Millwood). 2013;32:202. [PMID: 23381509] doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2013.0037 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Vawdrey DK, Wilcox LG, Collins SA, Bakken S, Feiner S, Boyer A, et al. A tablet computer application for patients to participate in their hospital care. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2011;2011:1428-35. [PMID: 22195206] MedlineGoogle Scholar3. Irizarry T, DeVitoDabbs A, Curran CR. Patient portals and patient engagement: a state of the science review. J Med Internet Res. 2015;17:e148. 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Huerta, PhD, MS, Departments of Family Medicine and Biomedical Informatics, Ohio State University, 2231 North High Street, Suite 250, Columbus, OH 43201; e-mail, tim.[email protected]edu.Current Author Addresses: Dr. Huerta: Departments of Family Medicine and Biomedical Informatics, Ohio State University, 2231 North High Street, Suite 250, Columbus, OH 43201.Dr. McAlearney: Department of Family Medicine, Ohio State University, 2231 North High Street, Suite 250, Columbus, OH 43201.Dr. Rizer: Departments of Family Medicine and Information Technology, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 640 Ackerman Road, Columbus, OH 43218.Author Contributions: Conception and design: T.R. Huerta, A.S. McAlearney, M.K Rizer.Analysis and interpretation of the data: T.R. Huerta, A.S. McAlearney.Drafting of the article: T.R. Huerta, A.S. McAlearney.Critical revision for important intellectual content: T.R. Huerta, A.S. McAlearney, M.K Rizer.Final approval of the article: T.R. Huerta, A.S. McAlearney, M.K Rizer.Statistical expertise: T.R. Huerta.Administrative, technical, or logistic support: A.S. McAlearney.Collection and assembly of data: T.R. Huerta.This article was published at Annals.org on 24 October 2017. 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