Between 2020 and 2025, patient-written messages increased 153%, according to the study in JAMA. But office visits also rose, suggesting messaging doesn’t replace in-person care.
Better follow-through and outcomes come from understanding why patients don’t act and designing systems that remove those ...
Patient portal messaging has surged in recent years, signaling a significant change in the way physicians deliver care, a cross-sectional analysis of electronic health record data showed. In an ...
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Key Takeaways More Americans are embracing patient portals to message their doctors directlyMore than 1 in 10 now use patient portals to communicate with their doctorThe number of patient messages has ...
Epic Cosmos captured 1.34B patient-authored and 3.25B staff-authored messages, alongside 1.77B visits and 1.59B telephone encounters, indicating substantial bidirectional communication volume. Office ...
Errors and irrelevant details mean physicians may spend more time editing AI-drafted responses than it would take to write ...