"Patient Portals" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A secure online website that provides patients convenient 24-hour access to personal health information via an Internet connection.
| Descriptor ID |
D000072638
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.940.968.249.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Patient Portals- Patient Portals
- Patient Web Portal
- Portal, Patient Web
- Portals, Patient Web
- Web Portal, Patient
- Web Portals, Patient
- Patient Internet Portals
- Internet Portal, Patient
- Internet Portals, Patient
- Patient Internet Portal
- Portal, Patient Internet
- Portals, Patient Internet
- Patient Web Portals
- Patient Portal
- Portal, Patient
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Portals" by people in Profiles.
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Yip JY, Geckeler KC, Barton KM, Roh S, Ramsey DJ. Impact of a Patient Portal-Based Telehealth Outreach Program on Recall of Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy. Telemed J E Health. 2025 Apr; 31(4):459-467.
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Marquard J, Austin R, Rajamani S. Design of patient-facing immunization visualizations affects task performance: an experimental comparison of 4 electronic visualizations. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2024 Nov 01; 31(11):2429-2439.
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Rajamani S, Austin R, Richwine C, Britt-Lalich M, Thakur M, Odowa Y, Jantraporn R, Marquard J. Understanding Patient Portal Uses and Needs: Cross-Sectional Study in a State Fair Setting. JMIR Form Res. 2024 Oct 11; 8:e64085.
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Ball SL, Kim B, Cutrona SL, Molloy-Paolillo BK, Ahlness E, Moldestad M, Sayre G, Rinne ST. Clinician and staff experiences with frustrated patients during an electronic health record transition: a qualitative case study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Apr 26; 24(1):535.
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Shetty VA, Durbin S, Weyrich MS, Mart?nez AD, Qian J, Chin DL. A scoping review of empathy recognition in text using natural language processing. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2024 02 16; 31(3):762-775.
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Midboe AM, Cave S, Shimada SL, Griffin AC, Avoundjian T, Asch SM, Gifford AL, McInnes DK, Troszak LK. Relationship Between Patient Portal Tool Use and Medication Adherence and Viral Load Among Patients Living with HIV. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Feb; 39(Suppl 1):127-135.
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McAlearney AS, Walker DM, Sieck CJ, Fareed N, MacEwan SR, Hefner JL, Di Tosto G, Gaughan A, Sova LN, Rush LJ, Moffatt-Bruce S, Rizer MK, Huerta TR. Effect of In-Person vs Video Training and Access to All Functions vs a Limited Subset of Functions on Portal Use Among Inpatients: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 09 01; 5(9):e2231321.
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Siddiqui S, Etingen B, Patrianakos J, Shimada S, Hogan T, Nazi K, Stroupe K, Smith B. Use of the Veterans Health Administration online patient portal among Veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders. J Spinal Cord Med. 2023 11; 46(6):917-928.
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Gaughan AA, Walker DM, Sova LN, Vink S, Moffatt-Bruce SD, McAlearney AS. Improving Provisioning of an Inpatient Portal: Perspectives from Nursing Staff. Appl Clin Inform. 2022 03; 13(2):355-362.
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Zocchi MS, Robinson SA, Ash AS, Vimalananda VG, Wolfe HL, Hogan TP, Connolly SL, Stewart MT, Am L, Netherton D, Shimada SL. Patient portal engagement and diabetes management among new portal users in the Veterans Health Administration. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2021 09 18; 28(10):2176-2183.