{"id":11025,"date":"2025-09-11T10:00:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T14:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medent.com\/connect\/?p=11025"},"modified":"2025-09-11T10:06:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T14:06:38","slug":"patient_portal_engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medent.com\/connect\/2025\/09\/11\/patient_portal_engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Patient Portal Engagement Matters and How MEDENT Makes It Better"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11025\" class=\"elementor elementor-11025\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a6eb96c elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"6a6eb96c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45ea6f5a\" data-id=\"45ea6f5a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fd16e0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fd16e0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 24px;\">Patients who are encouraged by their provider to use the portal are much more likely to view test results and documents.<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d8da5f3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2d8da5f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74b72b36 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"74b72b36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4c9f580 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/medent.com\/connect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-tags\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMegan Chapman\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-f2aafe8 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-tags\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 11, 2025\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-168b30b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"168b30b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52fe607e\" data-id=\"52fe607e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b355ee0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b355ee0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1875\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/medent.com\/connect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Patient-Portal-Engagement.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11026\" alt=\"MEDENT Patient Portal Engagement--Why It Matters\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medent.com\/connect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Patient-Portal-Engagement.png 1875w, https:\/\/medent.com\/connect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Patient-Portal-Engagement-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/medent.com\/connect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Patient-Portal-Engagement-1024x341.png 1024w, https:\/\/medent.com\/connect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Patient-Portal-Engagement-768x256.png 768w, https:\/\/medent.com\/connect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Patient-Portal-Engagement-1536x512.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1875px) 100vw, 1875px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78c6a858 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"78c6a858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4532ae7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4532ae7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Patients don\u2019t just want access to their health information\u2014they expect it. And one of the most impactful ways to meet that expectation is by giving them timely access to their test results and clinical documents.<\/p><h3><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>The Digital Shift is Real<\/strong><\/span><\/h3><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-start=\"575\" data-end=\"681\">In 2024, 65% of individuals accessed their online medical record or portal\u2014up from just 25% in 2014.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-start=\"684\" data-end=\"849\">Patients who were encouraged by their provider to use the portal were much more likely to view test results (92% vs. 78%) and clinical notes (82% vs. 57%).<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-start=\"852\" data-end=\"1010\">Among patients with chronic conditions, portal use climbed to 69%\u2014and among those with a recent cancer diagnosis, it was even higher (76%).<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-start=\"1013\" data-end=\"1189\">Proxy access (caregivers or family) more than doubled from 24% in 2020 to 51% in 2024, highlighting how families use portals to review results and stay informed together.<\/p><h3 data-start=\"1196\" data-end=\"1221\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Why This Matters<\/span><\/strong><\/h3><p data-start=\"1223\" data-end=\"1301\">When patients can log into the portal to review their results and documents:<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-start=\"1305\" data-end=\"1438\">Patients no longer have to wait for a phone call; they can see their lab and imaging results directly.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-start=\"1441\" data-end=\"1554\">Patients arrive informed, leading to more productive conversations with providers.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-start=\"1557\" data-end=\"1665\">Fewer \u201cDid my results come in?\u201d phone calls free up staff for other priorities.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-start=\"1668\" data-end=\"1822\">Families and proxies can help monitor results, an especially critical factor for patients with complex or chronic conditions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfc3595 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bfc3595\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-afff6de\" data-id=\"afff6de\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c887f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c887f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-start=\"1668\" data-end=\"1822\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>MEDENT&#8217;s Patient Portal<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p data-start=\"2294\" data-end=\"2376\">With MEDENT, practices can make results and documents more accessible than ever:<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-start=\"2380\" data-end=\"2462\">Test Results post directly to the Patient Portal, organized for easy review.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-start=\"2465\" data-end=\"2561\">Documents can be shared separately, so patients don\u2019t have to dig through clutter.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-start=\"2564\" data-end=\"2662\">Mobile-Friendly Portal Access ensures results and documents are available anywhere, anytime.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-start=\"2665\" data-end=\"2750\">Proxy Access allows families and caregivers to securely view important records.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0245bd9\" data-id=\"0245bd9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c576177 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c576177\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/medent.com\/connect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Patient-Portal-Results-Documents-e1757599501732.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Patient Portal Results &amp; Documents\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTEwMzQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9tZWRlbnQuY29tXC9jb25uZWN0XC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wOVwvUGF0aWVudC1Qb3J0YWwtUmVzdWx0cy1Eb2N1bWVudHMtZTE3NTc1OTk1MDE3MzIucG5nIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"746\" src=\"https:\/\/medent.com\/connect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Patient-Portal-Results-Documents-e1757599501732-1024x746.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11034\" alt=\"MEDENT Patient Portal Results &amp; Documents\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medent.com\/connect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Patient-Portal-Results-Documents-e1757599501732-1024x746.png 1024w, https:\/\/medent.com\/connect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Patient-Portal-Results-Documents-e1757599501732-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/medent.com\/connect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Patient-Portal-Results-Documents-e1757599501732-768x560.png 768w, https:\/\/medent.com\/connect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Patient-Portal-Results-Documents-e1757599501732.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d277ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d277ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-start=\"2757\" data-end=\"2779\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Final Thought<\/span><\/strong><\/h3><p data-start=\"2781\" data-end=\"3144\">Think about it: Patients want more than just an appointment\u2014they want visibility into their health journey. By encouraging patients to review their test results and documents through the portal, you\u2019re not only improving engagement\u2014you\u2019re strengthening trust, reducing calls and empowering patients to take a more active role in their care.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f98630f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3f98630f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6dcc6cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6dcc6cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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