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Care Partners and Patient Portals—Faulty Access, Threats to Privacy, and Ample Opportunity

DesRoches C, Walker J, Delbanco T. Care Partners and Patient Portals—Faulty Access, Threats to Privacy, and Ample Opportunity, JAMA Intern Med. Published online May 4, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.0514

Care partners value having access to their loved one’s information. The patient portal is a convenient way to access test results and clinical notes, communicate with health care practitioners, and link care partners to the clinical team, making it a powerful tool for realizing the goals of care.

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While open notes have been the “law of the land” in the United States for more than a year, in England, adult patients accessing care through the National Health Service (NHS) will have access to their primary care record online for the first time starting Nov. 1, 2022.

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