U.S. Patient Portal Software Market Expected To Grow By 221% By 2017

Revenues from patient portals used by hospitals and physicians in the United States are projected to generate $898.4 million in revenue, a 221.1% increase over 2012 revenues of $279.8 million. Patient portals are web-based applications that allow patients to interact and communicate with their health care professionals and provider organizations. About half of hospitals and 40% of physicians in outpatient practices possessed patient portal technology in 2012. Most acquired the technology as a module of a practice management or electronic health record system. The statistics were reported in “U.S. Patient Portal Market for Hospitals and . . .