Patient portal enthusiasts front up with figures but doubts remain

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Patient portal enthusiasts front up with figures but doubts remain

Liane
Topham-Kindley
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Use of patient portal ManageMyHealth at Karori Medical Centre, Wellington, from February to June this year

Health technology was the focus of the RNZCGP’s Quality Symposium held late last month. Southern correspondent Liane Topham-Kindley joined the delegates in Dunedin

Jeff Lowe, a GP director at Karori Medical Centre, says use of patient portals is rapidly growing at the practice. Since May 2014, about 8759 of th