Provider Experiences With Offering Families Bedside Health Record Access Across a Children’s Hospital

Inpatient portals are bedside tablet applications that provide hospitalized patients and their families with real-time access to clinical information from their inpatient electronic health record (EHR). By increasing information transparency, these portals are intended to improve patient and family engagement in care during hospitalization. 

The objective of this study from HIP Investigator Dr. Ryan Coller was to evaluate provider experiences with an inpatient portal offered to hospitalized patients and/or parents on bedside tablet computers after its use across an entire children’s hospital. These findings will inform the feasibility of using an inpatient portal as a tool to augment the care of hospitalized children across health care organizations.