Introduction The COVID-19 public health crisis has accelerated the healthcare industry’s technology advancement efforts by a decade or more due to the need to make care available digitally to patients. The once-overlooked patient portal has emerged as a core component of healthcare coordination and information sharing between providers and patients. With the focus on vaccinations, patients are seeking reliable information and secure appointment scheduling with their providers. Now more than ever, health systems, hospitals and physician groups need to work with their technology partners to drive patient portal adoption and protect sensitive health data KBA integrated in the Epic MyChart patient portal has proven effective in improving security.

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