VA OpenNotes: exploring the experiences of early patient adopters with access to clinical notes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the experience of early patient adopters who accessed their clinical notes online using the Blue Button feature of the My HealtheVet portal.

Methods

A web-based survey of VA patient portal users from June 22 to September 15, 2013.

Results

33.5% of respondents knew that clinical notes could be viewed, and nearly one in four (23.5%) said that they had viewed their notes at least once. The majority of VA Notes users agreed that accessing their notes will help them to do a better job of taking medications as prescribed (80.1%) and be better prepared for clinic visits (88.6%). Nine out of 10 users agreed that use of visit notes will help them understand their conditions better (91.8%), and better remember the plan for their care (91.9%). In contrast, 8

SUBMITTER: Nazi KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11749159 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature