Targeted Electronic Patient Portal Messaging Increases Hepatitis C Virus Screening in Primary Care: a Randomized Study

• Published in: Journal of general internal medicine : JGIM Vol. 37; no. 13; pp. 3318 - 3324
• Main Authors: Halket, Douglas, Dang, Jimmy, Phadke, Anuradha, Jayasekera, Channa, Kim, W. Ray, Kwo, Paul, Downing, Lance, Goel, Aparna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.10.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Antibodies; Automation; Completeness; Electronic health records; Electronic medical records; Health care; Hepatitis; Hepatitis C; Internal Medicine; Intervention; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Messages; Original Research; Patients; Primary care; Viruses; Web portals; patient messaging; screening; patient engagement; electronic health record; hepatitis C

Importance Electronic health record (EHR) tools such as direct-to-patient messaging and automated lab orders are effective at improving uptake of preventive health measures. It is unknown if patient engagement in primary care impacts efficacy of such messaging. Objective To determine whether more en...