Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Disparities in Web-Based Patient Portal Usage Among Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients: Cross-Sectional Study

Conclusions: Despite studies showing that patient portals have the potential to benefit transplant recipients as a tool for health management, racial and socioeconomic disparities should be considered before widespread implementation. Transplant centers should include portal training and support to all patients to encourage use, given its potential to improve outcomes.

Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - April 21, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Joel Wedd Mohua Basu Laura M Curtis Kayla Smith Denise J Lo Marina Serper Michael S Wolf Ruth Parker Rachel E Patzer Source Type: research