Guiding Principles for Adolescent Web-Based Portal Access Policies: Interviews With Informatics Administrators.
Bryan A SiskAlison L AntesChristine BereitschaftMadi EnloeFabienne C BourgeoisJames M DuBoisPublished in: JMIR pediatrics and parenting (2024)
Informatics administrators provided guiding principles for adolescent portal access policies that aimed to balance the competing needs of adolescent confidentiality and the usefulness of the portal. Portal access policies must prioritize the adolescent's health and safety while complying with state and federal laws. However, institutions must determine how to best enact these principles. Institutions and clinicians should strive for consensus on principles to strengthen advocacy efforts with institutional leadership, electronic health record vendors, and lawmakers.