Patient preferences for accessing medical data are shifting, says ONC

To track the use of web-based patient portals and smartphone applications by patients seeking their health information, the U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT released an analysis of Health Information National Trends Survey data, which regularly gathers data on many aspects of health communications.

WHY IT MATTERS

There are a number of highlights in ONC’s new publication, Individuals’ Access and Use of Patient Portals…