Abstract Each day, more than 12.5 million health‐related computer searches are conducted
on the World Wide Web. Based on a meta‐analysis of 24 published surveys, the author …

Objectives To investigate the effect of providing patients online access to their electronic
health record (EHR) and linked transactional services on the provision, quality and safety of …

This paper provides results from seven major nationally representative datasets (two in
detail) from the Pew Internet and American Life Project to answer two primary questions:(1) …

Objective: Patient access to their electronic health care record (EHR) and Web-based
communication between patients and providers can potentially improve the quality of health …

Objectives We conducted a systematic review to determine the effect of providing patients
access to their medical records (electronic or paper-based) on healthcare quality, as defined …

OBJECTIVE: To review systematically the role of e-mails in patient–provider communication
in terms of e-mail content, and perspectives of providers and patients on e-mail …

The computer revolution has enormous potential to improve primary care in the areas of
medical records, communication between physicians and patients, information sharing …

Objective: To evaluate the patterns of e-Health use over a four-year period and the
characteristics of users. Design: Longitudinal, population-based study (1999–2002) of …

Background Email is a popular and commonly‐used method of communication, but its use in
health care is not routine. Where email communication has been demonstrated in health …

Background: Internet-based interactive websites for patient communication (patient portals)
may improve communication between patients and their clinics and physicians. Objective …