Patients who do not receive an email can call (907) 463-0400 to get added to the system. “Gone are the days of playing phone tag with your doctor’s office,” SEARHC said of the new service.

Personal information may have been sent to third-party vendors like Google and Meta, the heath care giant said.

A growing number of older Americans are relying on patient portals to communicate with their healthcare providers, but only a small share report being charged a copay for doing so, an April 4 study ...