"Patient Portals" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A secure online website that provides patients convenient 24-hour access to personal health information via an Internet connection.
| Descriptor ID |
D000072638
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.940.968.249.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Patient Portals- Patient Portals
- Patient Web Portal
- Portal, Patient Web
- Portals, Patient Web
- Web Portal, Patient
- Web Portals, Patient
- Patient Internet Portals
- Internet Portal, Patient
- Internet Portals, Patient
- Patient Internet Portal
- Portal, Patient Internet
- Portals, Patient Internet
- Patient Web Portals
- Patient Portal
- Portal, Patient
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Portals" by people in Profiles.
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Assessing the Effects of eHealth Literacy and the Area Deprivation Index on Barriers to Electronic Patient Portal Use for Orthopedic Surgery: Cross-Sectional Observational Study. JMIR Perioper Med. 2026 Jan 07; 9:e72035.
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Association Between Electronic Patient Portal Enrollment and HIV Care Outcomes Among People Living with HIV at an Urban Academic Medical Center. AIDS Behav. 2026 Jan; 30(1):315-318.
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Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of patient-portal-based screening for substance use among people with HIV. Front Public Health. 2025; 13:1583546.
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Impact of First-of-Its-Kind Patient-Facing Pharmacogenetics Tool on Dosing Decisions and Treatment Outcomes. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2025 10; 118(4):906-916.
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Helping patients navigate the immediate release of medical records: MedEd, a novel patient engagement technology. Am J Surg. 2025 Jan; 239:115977.
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Patient Perspectives on Portal-Based Anxiety and Depression Screening in HIV Care: A Qualitative Study Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 05 28; 21(6).
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Disparities in Patient Portal Use Among Adults With Chronic Conditions. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 02 05; 7(2):e240680.
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Population Health Management Approach to Depression Symptom Monitoring in Primary Care via Patient Portal: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Med Qual. 2023 Jul-Aug 01; 38(4):188-195.
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Effect of Sociodemographic Factors on Utilization of an Online Patient Portal to Self-Schedule Screening Mammography: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Am Coll Radiol. 2022 07; 19(7):866-873.
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Patient insights on features of an effective pharmacogenomics patient portal. Pharmacogenet Genomics. 2020 12; 30(9):191-200.