About 40 percent of the 430 patients surveyed are unsure if their primary care physician offers a patient portal. Just under half remember being shown a patient portal either during or outside a visit.
“It appears many physicians are not doing enough to educate patients about their portals and provide incentives for their use,” said TechnologyAdvice editorial coordinator and study author Cameron Graham.
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