Ensuring the confidentiality and protection of health information is the standard of care for
adolescents. In 2023 and beyond, the protection of personal health information is more …

Confidentiality is a foundational element of high-quality, accessible, and equitable health
care. Despite strong grounding in federal and state laws, professional guidelines, and …

Importance Many health care systems offer adolescents access to health information
through online patient portals, but few studies have explored how to engage adolescents in …

The transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) population of the United States is estimated to
be approximately 0.5% of the adult population or about 1.3 million adults. 1 Of those adults …

BACKGROUND After enactment of the 21st Century Cures Act, many health care systems
offer adolescents and parents access to electronic health information through online portals …

Purpose Ensuring security of online health records and patients' perceptions of security are
concerns in adolescent healthcare. Little is known about adolescents' perceptions about …

The parent of an adolescent patient noticed an upcoming appointment in the patient's portal
account that should have remained confidential to the parent. As it turned out, this parent …

Background The 21st Century Cures Act mandates the immediate, electronic release of
health information to patients. However, in the case of adolescents, special consideration is …

Expectations regarding the sharing of electronic health information (EHI) are rapidly
evolving in the US The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology …

Background The 21st Century Cures Act provides improved access to one's medical record
but presents new challenges to adolescent confidentiality in the domain of health care …