Development and preliminary evaluation of a patient portal messaging for research recruitment service

IntroductionWe developed a service to identify potential study participants through electronic medical records and deliver study invitations through patient portals.MethodsThe service was piloted in a cohort study that used multiple recruitment methods.ResultsPatient portal messages were sent to 130...

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Main Authors: Kelly T. Gleason, Daniel E. Ford, Diana Gumas, Bonnie Woods, Lawrence Appel, Pam Murray, Maureen Meyer, Cheryl R. Dennison Himmelfarb
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Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2018-02-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2059866118000109/type/journal_article
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author Kelly T. Gleason
Daniel E. Ford
Diana Gumas
Bonnie Woods
Lawrence Appel
Pam Murray
Maureen Meyer
Cheryl R. Dennison Himmelfarb
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description IntroductionWe developed a service to identify potential study participants through electronic medical records and deliver study invitations through patient portals.MethodsThe service was piloted in a cohort study that used multiple recruitment methods.ResultsPatient portal messages were sent to 1303 individuals and the enrollment rate was 10% (n=127). The patient portal enrollment rate was significantly higher than email and post mail (4%) strategies.ConclusionPatient portal messaging was an effective recruitment strategy.
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spelling doaj.art-80e5d8f0a55d433784f4eb1205901fd82023-03-09T12:29:37ZengCambridge University PressJournal of Clinical and Translational Science2059-86612018-02-012535610.1017/cts.2018.10Development and preliminary evaluation of a patient portal messaging for research recruitment serviceKelly T. Gleason0Daniel E. Ford1Diana Gumas2Bonnie Woods3Lawrence Appel4Pam Murray5Maureen Meyer6Cheryl R. Dennison Himmelfarb7School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USASchool of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USASchool of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USASchool of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USASchool of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USASchool of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USASchool of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USASchool of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USAIntroductionWe developed a service to identify potential study participants through electronic medical records and deliver study invitations through patient portals.MethodsThe service was piloted in a cohort study that used multiple recruitment methods.ResultsPatient portal messages were sent to 1303 individuals and the enrollment rate was 10% (n=127). The patient portal enrollment rate was significantly higher than email and post mail (4%) strategies.ConclusionPatient portal messaging was an effective recruitment strategy.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2059866118000109/type/journal_articleResearch recruitmentpatient portalelectronic medical recordpatient engagementrecruitment services
spellingShingle Kelly T. Gleason
Daniel E. Ford
Diana Gumas
Bonnie Woods
Lawrence Appel
Pam Murray
Maureen Meyer
Cheryl R. Dennison Himmelfarb
Development and preliminary evaluation of a patient portal messaging for research recruitment service
Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
Research recruitment
patient portal
electronic medical record
patient engagement
recruitment services
title Development and preliminary evaluation of a patient portal messaging for research recruitment service
title_full Development and preliminary evaluation of a patient portal messaging for research recruitment service
title_fullStr Development and preliminary evaluation of a patient portal messaging for research recruitment service
title_full_unstemmed Development and preliminary evaluation of a patient portal messaging for research recruitment service
title_short Development and preliminary evaluation of a patient portal messaging for research recruitment service
title_sort development and preliminary evaluation of a patient portal messaging for research recruitment service
topic Research recruitment
patient portal
electronic medical record
patient engagement
recruitment services
url https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2059866118000109/type/journal_article
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