Background The field of eHealth has a history of more than 20 years. During that time, many
different eHealth services were developed. However, factors influencing the adoption of …

Background Patient portals (ie, electronic personal health records tethered to institutional
electronic health records) are recognized as a promising mechanism to support greater …

Background More than 100 studies document disparities in patient portal use among
vulnerable populations. Developing and testing strategies to reduce disparities in use is …

Background Patient portals have the potential to support self-management for chronic
diseases and improve health outcomes. With the rapid rise in adoption of patient portals …

Background: Patient portals have shown potential for increasing health care quality and
efficiency. Internet access and other factors influencing patient portal use could worsen …

Objective: With the rapid rise in the adoption of patient portals, many patients are gaining
access to their personal health information online for the first time. The objective of this study …

Background Unmet basic resource needs, such as difficulty affording healthcare,
medications, food and housing, may contribute to worse healthcare quality indicators, but …

Background Age and race‐related disparities in technology use have been well
documented, but less is known about how health literacy influences technology access and …

Background Electronic health information (eHealth) tools for patients, including patient-
accessible electronic medical records (patient portals), are proliferating in health care …

Background As eHealth and use of information and communication technologies (ICT)
within healthcare becomes widespread, it is important to ensure that these forms of …