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. 2020 Jun 17;11(3):433–441. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1713412

Box 2. The documents' types and function accesses in electronic health record (EHR) and patient portal (PP).

EHR events
Documents : Visit notes, histories, discharge summaries, operative notes, procedure notes, consultations, reports, postoperative notes, instructions, assessments, patient education, clinical intake
Messages : Provider–provider and patient–provider communications
Laboratory Tests : View results from previously ordered laboratory tests
Medications : Medications and immunizations
Images : Images, videos, scans, waveform data
Encounters : Appointments, admissions
Orders : Medication orders, radiology, images, laboratory tests
Other : Any document that did not fit in the above categories
MHAV events
Appointment : Request appointment, view online appointment schedule, view visit summaries
Messaging : View, send, forward, or delete a secure message with a provider
Laboratories : View laboratories, vitals, or reports
Medication : View current medications and immunizations

Note: We grouped similar accesses and events into eight EHR functions and four My Health at Vanderbilt (MHAV) functions.