Initial Research
Corporate Names
- Portal
- "A portal is a web-based platform that collects information from different sources into a single user interface and presents users with the most relevant information for their context. Over time, simple web portals have evolved into portal platforms that support digital customer experience initiatives."
- Patient Portal
- "makes it easier for healthcare providers and hospitals to securely connect and communicate with patients online."
- "A patient portal is a secure online website that gives patients convenient 24-hour access to personal health information from anywhere with an Internet connection. Using a secure username and password, patients can view health information such as: Recent doctor visits; Discharge Summaries; and, Medications."
- Health Information Management (HIM) - http://www.himconnect.ca/meet-him/faqs/what-is-a-patient-portal
- Patient Engagement Software
- "enables better communication between physicians and their clients as well as promotes active interest among patients in monitoring and improving their own health."
- Healthcare Information Website
- PEP (ours)
Healthcare CRM (Customer relationship management)
SWOT
| Name | Assign | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tailored made solution | Opportunities | |
| Simplicity | Opportunities | |
| We seem to be only covering one component of that most patient portals do | Threats | |
| Most seem to be targeted at small practices (GPs etc.) | Weaknessess |
UX

Precedence
Island Health's My Health
https://vimeo.com/showcase/6558209/video/371505319
Telus Patient Portal
https://www.telus.com/en/health/health-professionals/clinics/emr-add-ons/patient-portal
Doctor's Connect
https://www.doctorconnect.net/lp/apptreminders/?capterra=capterra
C3LX - Patient Engagement
Klara
Public Health Ontario (PHO)
https://www.publichealthontario.ca/
Potential Features
Self assessments surveys
Post visit satisfaction surveys
Info
Documents
Requirements
Patients do NOT login
Personas
Flow / Use Cases
What is it
= description of how a person who actually uses that system will accomplish a goal.
(aka user-journey)
Why we use it
= It shows where errors could potentially occur in the process and design features to resolve those errors.
(aka user-testing, focus-groups)
Components
[1] User [2] System [3] Goal
Resources
Mock Ups
Other Notes
Perhaps we should let people create pre assessments quizzes in this system
Quetsions
- Who can edit?
- Who can upload?
- Who's hosting this?
- Are these documentation just informations or forms as well?
- How much overlap is there between uploader's documents?
- Eg. dO they all use the same intake form?
- Has there been a survey on VCH employee demographics / technology proficiency
- How can we show search results in the most cognitively efficient manner
- How do we solve navigation
New Name
"Portal" is misleading with current asks