KLAS: Patient Portals

Patient Portals are secure online websites designed for the benefit of patients. With the help of these online portals patients can easily access their health information including scheduling of appointments and billing information. Patient portals are connected to the EMRs and help in improving patient-physician relationships. There are many advantages of these portals some of them include direct secure messaging, online appointment scheduling, online bill payments, prescription refill requests, and sometimes even data update capabilities.