In this month’s CAPsules, you will find a copy of the most recent CAP Risk Management and Patient Safety data study, “Leveraging Data: A Focused Review of Advanced Practice Professionals.”

CAP has partnered with Medical Memory to offer CAP members resources to support the physician-patient relationship and meet the challenges of achieving effective communication among all members of the healthcare team.

A patient portal provides an easy way for patients to access their primary care physicians for non-urgent care or follow-up treatment and assists providers in communicating with their patients.

Officials at the Office for Civil Rights have gone on record stating, “there are two types of medical practices out there – those who know they’ve been breached, and those who don’t know it yet."

Security is a top concern with patient portals. Providers grant patients access with a secure username and password. It is important to choose a patient portal vendor that provides a system which allows the practice to be HIPAA compliant. The provider should establish procedures which are structured for optimal security.