Patients' support for health information exchange: a literature review and classification of key factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Literature indicates that one of the most important factors affecting the widespread adoption of Health Information Exchange (HIE) is patient support and endorsement. In order to reap all the expected benefits of HIE, patients' acceptance of technology is a challenge that is not fully studied. There are a few studies which have focused on requirements of electronic medical information exchange from consumers' views and expectations. This study is aimed at reviewing the literature to articulate factors that affect patients to support HIE efforts.

Methods

A literature review of current studies addressing patients' views on HIE from 2005 was undertaken. Five electronic research databases (Science Direct, PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL, and Academic Search Premiere) w

SUBMITTER: Esmaeilzadeh P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5379518 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature