The Impact of Patient Portals

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1:18 minute video. Patient portals are weaving together the doctors’ and patients’ electronic worlds, which is becoming increasingly important as the healthcare industry becomes digitized. The patient portal gives patients a look into the electronic health record (EHR) and enables them to do basic transactions such as scheduling appointments and requesting prescription refills. Currently, some patient portals even provide patients access to open notes, paving the way for all patient portals to provide this access in the future. • To learn more about healthcare in the digital age, visit www.thedoctors.com/digitalmedicine. • Robert M. Wachter, MD, Chief of the Division of Hospital Medicine and Chair, Department of Medicine at University of California, San Francisco, and author of New York Times bestseller The Digital Doctor and a featured speaker at The Doctors Company’s 2016 Executive Advisory Board meeting, discusses how patient portals can be valuable tools for connecting physicians and patients. The Executive Advisory Board meeting is a forum where dynamic thought leaders explore topics of importance to modern medical practices in the evolving healthcare environment. The Doctors Company is proud to present diverse viewpoints from world-renowned experts. • To purchase The Digital Doctor by Dr. Wachter, visit Amazon at http://amzn.to/1T2HhQL. • SUBSCRIBE FOR OTHER VIDEO TIPS AND NEWS • / doctorscompany • VISIT OUR WEBSITE • http://www.thedoctors.com • LET'S CONNECT • Twitter: www.twitter.com/doctorscompany • LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/the-doctors-company • Facebook: www.facebook.com/thedoctorscompany • Google+: www.plus.google.com/+doctorscompany/videos

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