@article{JHMHP4065,
author = {Steven S. Coughlin and Vahé Heboyan and Lovoria B. Williams and Christos Hatzigeorgiou},
title = {Use of a web portal among adult clinic patients seen for type 2 diabetes mellitus},
journal = {Journal of Hospital Management and Health Policy},
volume = {2},
number = {1},
year = {2018},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Background: To determine the number of adult clinic patients seen for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) at an academic medical center and to examine characteristics of those who had or had not registered for a web portal.
Methods: Electronic records were reviewed to identify web portal registration by patients treated for T2DM by age, sex, race and Hispanic ethnicity, and service (General Internal Medicine, Endocrinology).
Results: A total of 1,401 patients with T2DM were seen in General Internal Medicine and Endocrinology outpatient clinics. Less than one third (32%) had registered for the web portal. Women were more likely to have registered for the web portal than men [odds ratio (OR) =1.25; 95% CI, 0.99–1.57; P},
issn = {2523-2533}, url = {https://jhmhp.amegroups.org/article/view/4065}
}