Engaging hospitalized patients in clinical care: Study protocol for a pragmatic randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients who are better informed and more engaged in their health care have higher satisfaction with health care and better health outcomes. While patient engagement has been a focus in the outpatient setting, strategies to engage inpatients in their care have not been well studied. We are undertaking a study to assess how patients' information needs during hospitalization can be addressed with health information technologies. To achieve this aim, we developed a personalized inpatient portal that allows patients to see who is on their care team, monitor their vital signs, review medications being administered, review current and historical lab and test results, confirm allergies, document pain scores and send questions and comments to inpatient care providers. The purpos

SUBMITTER: Masterson Creber R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4818160 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature