TY - CHAP
T1 - Electronic Health Record Patient Portals and the Blockchain Technology
AU - Tavares, Jorge
N1 - Tavares, J. (2021). Electronic Health Record Patient Portals and the Blockchain Technology. In D. D. O. Rodrigues (Ed.), Political and Economic Implications of Blockchain Technology in Business and Healthcare (pp. 218-227). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7363-1.ch008
PY - 2021/6/1
Y1 - 2021/6/1
N2 - The electronic health records (EHR) patient portals are an integrated eHealth technology that combines an EHR system and a patient portal, giving patients access to their medical records, exam results, and services, such as appointment scheduling, notification systems, and e-mail access to their physician. EHR patient portals empower patients to carry out self-management activities and facilitate communication with healthcare providers, enabling the patient and healthcare provider to access the medical information quickly. Worldwide governmental initiatives have aimed to promote the use of EHR patient portals. The implementation of EHR patient portals encompasses several challenges, including security, confidentiality concerns, and interoperability between systems. New technological approaches like blockchain could address these issues and enable a successful worldwide implementation of EHR patient portals.
AB - The electronic health records (EHR) patient portals are an integrated eHealth technology that combines an EHR system and a patient portal, giving patients access to their medical records, exam results, and services, such as appointment scheduling, notification systems, and e-mail access to their physician. EHR patient portals empower patients to carry out self-management activities and facilitate communication with healthcare providers, enabling the patient and healthcare provider to access the medical information quickly. Worldwide governmental initiatives have aimed to promote the use of EHR patient portals. The implementation of EHR patient portals encompasses several challenges, including security, confidentiality concerns, and interoperability between systems. New technological approaches like blockchain could address these issues and enable a successful worldwide implementation of EHR patient portals.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85129578771&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4018/978-1-7998-7363-1.ch008
DO - 10.4018/978-1-7998-7363-1.ch008
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9781799873631
SP - 218
EP - 227
BT - Political and Economic Implications of Blockchain Technology in Business and Healthcare
A2 - Rodrigues, Dário de Oliveira
PB - IGI Global
ER -