1Dr Naseer Ahmad Memon , 2 Dr Azizullah Langah 3Aziz ur Rahman , 4 Dr Mohammad Kamran, 5Asad Khalil , 6 Vagma Rahman,
1Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women, Nawab shah, Sindh
2Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women, Nawab shah, Sindh
3 Urology Department, Northwest General Hospital Peshawar
4 Anesthesia Department, NWGH
5 Dept of Medicine Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar
6 Department of Surgery , NWGH, Peshawar
Abstract
Aim: Based on the literature gap demonstrated above, this article has the purpose of describing how paediatric practices established patient portals and their consequences for adolescents’ usage. This paper looks at the concept, characteristics of these portals, and development with the digital health records as well as the existing trends in excess of healthcare among adolescents. The article also talks about the positive effects of patient portals for adolescent patient body, such as more control over the patients’ electronic records and better health literate competencies, as well as improved outcomes on chronic illness care. Furthermore, privacy, legal, and technical issues are also considered with references to cultural and ethical issues of patients’ anonymity and their consent.
Methods: An extensive literature search on the related literature, such as academic articles, books, and regulatory sources, was also done in order to get information on the online patient portals, advantages, drawbacks, legal and ethical issues and guidelines on how it must be implemented. Some of the effective implementation strategies and attention points emerged from case studies and examples from general healthcare facilities are highlighted below.
Results: The article lastly synthesises useful findings in a way that showcases how the patient portals that are online are a revolutionary tool in the healthcare for adolescents. It emphasises the two key ideas of both accessibility to health care and at the same time patients’ privacy protection, making policy recommendations based on equality for adolescents. The future directions conversation raises the idea of advances such as Artificial Intelligence and coming together with the mobile health applications, underlining that research and advancements should be continued in order to increase youth interest and better results.
Keywords: Adolescent Healthcare , Digital Health Records , HIPAA , FERPA.