{"id":22462,"date":"2021-01-18T14:39:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T19:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=22462"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:04:39","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:04:39","slug":"45-of-adults-over-65-lack-online-medical-accounts-which-could-affect-covid-19-vaccination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2021\/01\/18\/45-of-adults-over-65-lack-online-medical-accounts-which-could-affect-covid-19-vaccination\/","title":{"rendered":"45% of adults over 65 lack online medical accounts, which could affect COVID-19 vaccination"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/iphone_taking_photo_of_vaccine-600x337.jpg\" alt=\"iphone taking photo of vaccine vial, laptop in BG\" class=\"wp-image-22467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/iphone_taking_photo_of_vaccine-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/iphone_taking_photo_of_vaccine-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/iphone_taking_photo_of_vaccine-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/iphone_taking_photo_of_vaccine-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/iphone_taking_photo_of_vaccine-665x374.jpg 665w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/iphone_taking_photo_of_vaccine.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>(M Health Lab)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the vaccination of older adults against COVID-19 begins across the country, <a href=\"https:\/\/labblog.uofmhealth.org\/health-tech\/45-of-adults-over-65-lack-online-medical-accounts-which-could-affect-covid-19\">new poll data suggests that many of them don\u2019t yet have access to the \u201cpatient portal\u201d online systems<\/a> that could make it much easier for them to schedule a vaccination appointment. The poll finds that 45% of adults aged 65 to 80, and 42% of all adults aged 50 to 80, said they had not set up an account with their health provider\u2019s portal system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new number actually represents some progress: 49% of adults in the same age range hadn\u2019t set up patient portal access the last time the poll asked about this topic in March 2018. Patient portals are secure online systems, linked to a health care provider\u2019s electronic medical record system, that patients can access using a computer or smartphone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRight now, one important thing that we can do for older adults is encourage and help them to sign up for patient portal access, or log in again if they haven\u2019t in a while, if their provider offers one, and especially if it will be used as part of the COVID-19 vaccination process,\u201d&nbsp;says Preeti Malani, director of the poll and an infectious disease physician at Michigan Medicine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many health systems are using patient portals for vaccine scheduling, but many older adults may need help setting up accounts, especially those with lower incomes and education 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