Disparities in Electronic Health Record Patient Portal Enrollment Among Oncology Patients

Menée aux Etats-Unis, cette étude analyse les disparités ethniques et socioéconomiques dans l'accès, par les patients atteints d'un cancer, à l'information médicale contenue dans leurs dossiers de santé électroniques

Résumé en anglais

Care for oncology patients requires multidisciplinary, longitudinal coordination. Patient portals allow patients to access medical information from electronic health records (EHRs) and communicate with clinicians. This can improve treatment coordination and increase active participation in care.1 Unfortunately, disparities in patient portal use across age, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status can affect quality of care, especially in oncology.1,2 To identify longitudinal disparities in access, we analyzed right-censored patient portal enrollment over an 8-year period.