Publications by authors named "Pamela Budd"
Background: Patient portals are now widely available and increasingly adopted by patients and providers. Despite the growing research interest in patient portal adoption, there is a lack of follow-up studies describing the following: whether patients use portals actively; how frequently they use distinct portal functions; and, consequently, what the effects of using them are, the understanding of which is paramount to maximizing the potential of patient portals to enhance care delivery.
Objective: To investigate the characteristics of primary care patients using different patient portal functions and the impact of various portal usage behaviors on patients' primary care service utilization and appointment adherence.
On the effect of electronic patient portal on primary care utilization and appointment adherence.
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak
October 2018
Background: The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of patient portal adoption on patients' primary care utilization and appointment adherence.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective observational study using a panel difference-in-differences (DID) framework to investigate the use of primary care services by patients, adjusting for their disease burden and allowing for time-dependent portal effect. A large dataset with 46,544 patients of University of Florida (UF) Health during the study period July 2013 - June 2016 was used.
Purpose: To design and evaluate the usage of an adolescent patient portal specifically adapted for adolescent health care needs that also satisfied institutional meaningful use guidelines regarding electronic health records.
Methods: Key stakeholders at one academic health care center adopted an online portal and opted to designate a patient portal specifically for adolescents to maximize confidentiality in compliance with state privacy laws. This study analyzed aggregate electronic health record data of adolescents' (ages 12-17.