MyMoffitt Patient Portal (2024)

FAQs

What are the disadvantages of patient portals? ›

Some potential disadvantages of patient portals include:

Disparities in age, technological literacy, and internet access can make use of patient portals intimidating or unattractive to some patients.

Patient portals can help you access medical records, set up appointments, communicate with your health care professional, and pay medical bills.

Patient portals enable patients to communicate securely and conveniently with their providers. These systems give patients the power to view doctor visits, obtain test results, request medication refills or discuss any medical-related matters.

Limited internet access - Approximately 25% of patients cited a lack of internet access as a barrier to using patient portals. Privacy concerns - Privacy and security concerns were expressed by 22% of patients, particularly those in certain demographic groups such as patients over the age of 40 and Hispanics.

About 3 in 5 individuals nationwide reported they were offered and accessed their online medical record or patient portal in 2022 — this represents a 50 percent increase since 2020. Figure 1: Percent of individuals nationwide who were offered and accessed their online medical record or patient portal, 2014-2022.

Understanding MyChart messaging

Multiple members of your care team may view MyChart messages in order to get an appropriate and efficient response; this may include nurses or advance practice clinicians other than your primary care provider (PCP).

In its simplest definition, a patient portal is an online website given and managed by the healthcare provider that gives you convenient 24-hour access to personal health information.

To make sure that your private health information is safe from unauthorized access, patient portals are hosted on a secure connection and accessed via an encrypted, password-protected logon.

What are the eight things a patient can do in their patient portal? ›

We examined patients' use of eight common portal features: messaging, medical advice message, lab tests/results, medication list, problem list, allergies, immunizations, and appointment details.

Patient portals facilitate communication with healthcare providers, granting access to specific information and services. On the other hand, PHRs centralise comprehensive health records and empower individuals to manage their health information. That's what makes the patient portal different from a PHR.

Other disadvantages of patient portals include alienation and health disparities. Alienation between patient and provider occurs for those who don't access these tools. Sometimes, this is due to health disparities if a person doesn't have a method for using them.

Among nonadopters (n=2828), the most prevalent barrier to patient portal adoption was patient preference for in-person communication (1810/2828, 64.00%) (Table 2). The second most common barrier was no perceived need for the patient portal (1385/2828, 48.97%).

A patient portal is a secure online website that gives patients convenient 24-hour access to personal health information from anywhere with an internet connection. Through a patient portal, individuals can access various information such as test results, insurance bills, and cost comparisons.

10 Disadvantages Of Electronic Health Records

The systems may require ongoing maintenance and updates. The systems may be prone to technical problems or downtime. The systems may not be compatible with all devices or software. There may be issues with data security and privacy.