[{"innerBlocks":[],"name":"core\/freeform","postId":409,"blockType":{"name":"core\/freeform","keywords":[],"attributes":{"content":{"type":"string","source":"raw"},"lock":{"type":"object"}},"providesContext":[],"usesContext":[],"selectors":[],"supports":{"className":false,"customClassName":false,"reusable":false},"styles":[],"variations":[],"apiVersion":3,"title":"Classic","description":"Use the classic WordPress editor.","category":"text"},"originalContent":"Patient use of an online portal has been linked to significant improvements in preventive health behaviors, according to a study of 10,000 patients by Penn Medicine researchers. Results of their retrospective observational cohort, published<\/a> in the Journal of Medical Internet Research<\/i>, show that those who used an online patient portal were 50 percent more likely to get a flu shot and twice as likely to have their blood pressure checked, compared with patients who do not use portals. In addition, patients using the portal were 50 percent more likely to have their cholesterol levels checked.In the study, patients used a Penn Medicine\u2013branded version of Epic\u2019s MyChart portal\u2014called myPennMedicine\u2014that gives users real-time information about medical records and test results, prescriptions, appointments as well as other important health information.\u201cThis study is among the first to demonstrate that patient portal use is positively associated with patient preventive health behavior outcomes but not with chronic health outcomes,\u201d conclude the study\u2019s authors. \u201cThese findings contribute to the understanding and quantification of the impact of patient portal use on patient health outcomes. Additional research is required to confirm these findings.\u201dGoing forward, researchers intend to assess how the use of portals over time impact patients\u2019 chronic health conditions. Given that their study was limited to data collected over two years and saw no distinctions in chronic health outcomes, they surmise that a longer look might provide insight into whether portals can be used to provide better care for these conditions.\u201cFuture research with a longer time window could be conducted to study the temporal relationship between portal usage and the risk of developing chronic conditions,\u201d according to the authors. \u201cA future research direction is to understand the longitudinal impact of portal use on the trajectory of chronic health outcomes, which can provide new insights to patients, healthcare providers, policy makers and other stakeholders on how patient portals can ultimately improve chronic health conditions.\u201dKevin Mahoney, the study\u2019s senior author and CEO of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, notes that \u201cchronic conditions like diabetes, heart disease and hypertension affect more than half of the adults in the United States, and primary prevention\u2014through screenings and monitoring\u2014is considered one of the best strategies for reducing the prevalence of these conditions.\u201dMahoney adds that \u201cthis is the first study to find a meaningful connection between patient portal use and health behaviors, which could have a tremendous impact on patients\u2019 health.\u201d","saveContent":"Patient use of an online portal has been linked to significant improvements in preventive health behaviors, according to a study of 10,000 patients by Penn Medicine researchers. Results of their retrospective observational cohort, published<\/a> in the Journal of Medical Internet Research<\/i>, show that those who used an online patient portal were 50 percent more likely to get a flu shot and twice as likely to have their blood pressure checked, compared with patients who do not use portals. In addition, patients using the portal were 50 percent more likely to have their cholesterol levels checked.In the study, patients used a Penn Medicine\u2013branded version of Epic\u2019s MyChart portal\u2014called myPennMedicine\u2014that gives users real-time information about medical records and test results, prescriptions, appointments as well as other important health information.\u201cThis study is among the first to demonstrate that patient portal use is positively associated with patient preventive health behavior outcomes but not with chronic health outcomes,\u201d conclude the study\u2019s authors. \u201cThese findings contribute to the understanding and quantification of the impact of patient portal use on patient health outcomes. Additional research is required to confirm these findings.\u201dGoing forward, researchers intend to assess how the use of portals over time impact patients\u2019 chronic health conditions. Given that their study was limited to data collected over two years and saw no distinctions in chronic health outcomes, they surmise that a longer look might provide insight into whether portals can be used to provide better care for these conditions.\u201cFuture research with a longer time window could be conducted to study the temporal relationship between portal usage and the risk of developing chronic conditions,\u201d according to the authors. \u201cA future research direction is to understand the longitudinal impact of portal use on the trajectory of chronic health outcomes, which can provide new insights to patients, healthcare providers, policy makers and other stakeholders on how patient portals can ultimately improve chronic health conditions.\u201dKevin Mahoney, the study\u2019s senior author and CEO of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, notes that \u201cchronic conditions like diabetes, heart disease and hypertension affect more than half of the adults in the United States, and primary prevention\u2014through screenings and monitoring\u2014is considered one of the best strategies for reducing the prevalence of these conditions.\u201dMahoney adds that \u201cthis is the first study to find a meaningful connection between patient portal use and health behaviors, which could have a tremendous impact on patients\u2019 health.\u201d","order":0,"get_parent":{},"attributes":[],"attributesType":{"content":{"type":"string","source":"raw"},"lock":{"type":"object"}},"dynamicContent":""}]

Patient portal usage associated with better preventive health engagement

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