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  2. What to Know About Patient Portals - WebMD

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    A patient portal is a secure website set up by a health care system, hospital, or clinic. The tools (or features) vary, depending on the portal. Patient portals can help you access medical records ...

  3. Patient portal - Wikipedia

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    Patient portals benefit both patients and providers by increasing efficiency and productivity. Patient portals are also regarded as a key tool to help physicians meet "meaningful use" requirements in order to receive federal incentive checks, especially for providing health information to patients.

  4. Electronic health records in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Electronic health records flow chart. Clinical Data Repository/Health Data Repository (CDHR) is a database that allows for the sharing of patient records, especially allergy and pharmaceutical information, between the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) in the United States.

  5. Your Health Data: How Private Is It? - WebMD

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    In the second half of 2020, hackers broke into more than 21 million patient records, up 177% from just a few months earlier. More than 90% of health care organizations have reported at least one ...

  6. Electronic health record - Wikipedia

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    The terms EHR, electronic patient record (EPR) and EMR have often been used interchangeably, but differences between the models are now being defined. The electronic health record (EHR) is a more longitudinal collection of the electronic health information of individual patients or populations. The EMR, in contrast, is the patient record ...

  7. Personal Medical Information: How Safe? - Healthline

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    The second step you should take as a healthcare provider is to know how to read a warrant, King said. “You need to know how to tell it’s valid, which patient it applies to, and what ...

  8. Tips to Get Your Medical Records - WebMD

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    Step 2: Check your doctor's website. If you visit a medical practice, your doctor may have details on how to request your medical record on their website. Step 3: Call or e-mail your doctor ...

  9. Telemedicine: The Benefits of Virtual Healthcare

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    Telemedicine offers a wide range of benefits, with the ultimate goal of better health outcomes. These benefits are also the reasons why so many people often opt for this type of care. The benefits ...