Table of Contents
- 1 What types of data are included in a patient portal and PHR?
- 2 What information is excluded from patient portals?
- 3 Why do you think downloading transmitting patient information from patient portal would be useful to the patient?
- 4 Can patient portals increase engagement?
- 5 How do you secure a patient portal?
What types of data are included in a patient portal and PHR?
What information goes into a PHR?
- Your doctor’s names and phone numbers.
- Allergies, including drug allergies.
- Your medications, including dosages.
- List and dates of illnesses and surgeries.
- Chronic health problems, such as high blood pressure.
- Living will or advance directives.
- Family history.
- Immunization history.
What information is excluded from patient portals?
However, it also had to exclude behavioral health, protected minor visits, research records, business records, and other sensitive record content. The portal automatically downloads or excludes documents based on type or provider, says Meadows, who helped solidify a process for integrating the portal with the EHR.
What safeguards are included in patient portals?
Here we look at what features are required for patient portal security, and the protection and confidentiality of collected health information.
- Encrypted database features.
- Provide Role-Based Access Control (RBAC).
- Extensive password protection and MFA (multi-factor authentication).
- Audit Trails.
- Consent.
Why do you think downloading transmitting patient information from patient portal would be useful to the patient?
Probably increases patient satisfaction because it enables patients to have direct communication with their physician and provides another access point to the practice.
Can patient portals increase engagement?
Patient portals may enhance patient engagement by enabling patients to access their electronic medical records (EMRs) and facilitating secure patient-provider communication.
How do patient portals and personal health records differ?
Traditionally, a Patient Portal is an extension of an EHR, EMR, or Hospital system. On the other hand, the Personal Health Record (PHR) is more patient centric, is controlled by a patient or family member, and may or may not be connected to a doctor or hospital (i.e. it may be tethered or untethered).
How do you secure a patient portal?
Here are five ways organizations can bring their patient portal security up-to-date and keep their networks safe from unauthorized access:
- Portal sign-up process should be automated.
- Keep anti-virus and malware software up to date.
- Multifactor verification is a must.
- Protect patient identities with identity solutions.