Personal health records for patients with chronic disease: a major opportunity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Personal health records (PHRs) connected to a physician's electronic health record system hold substantial promise for supporting and engaging patients with chronic disease.

Objectives

To explore how U.S. health care organizations are currently utilizing PHRs for chronic disease populations.

Methods

A mixed methods study including semi-structured interviews and a questionnaire was conducted. A purposive sample was developed of health care organizations which were recognized as exemplars for PHRs and were high performers in national patient satisfaction surveys (H-CAHPS or CAHPS). Within each organization, participants were health IT leaders or those managing high-risk or chronic disease populations.

Results

Interviews were conducted with 30 informant

SUBMITTER: Wells S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4081745 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature