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While there were no differences across race or ethnicity in importance of access, black and Hispanic respondents were significantly less likely to be offered access (P\u2009=\u2009.006 and &amp;lt;.001, respectively) and less likely to access their online PHI (P\u2009=\u2009.041 and &amp;lt;.001, respectively) compared to white and non-Hispanic respondents.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Conclusion: Health care providers are crucial to the adoption and use of online patient portals and should be encouraged to offer consistent access regardless of patient race and ethnicity.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1093\/jamia\/ocw095","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,7,14]],"date-time":"2016-07-14T04:37:07Z","timestamp":1468471027000},"page":"e173-e177","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":118,"title":["Patient portals and personal health information online: perception, access, and use by US adults"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"24","author":[{"given":"Sue","family":"Peacock","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ashok","family":"Reddy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Suzanne G","family":"Leveille","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; 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