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, Medications, Immunizations, Allergies, Lab results.

Patient Registry Software is a specific type of HIS that deals with the acquisition, storage, maintenance, retrieval of rich patient data relevant to certain diseases, disorders or procedures. It helps to compile and analyze the patient’s data for further use in clinical research, which will advance the patient’s health status and better the population health. As a module of EHRs or other HISs, patient registry facilitates disease tracking, treatment outcomes assessment, and pattern analysis of patients. It also helps in clinical decision making, managing the deliveries of care, and implementation of care policies and plans in the health system at various levels.