Early Adopters of Apple Health Records at a Large Academic Medical Center: Cross-sectional Survey of Users.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mobile applications offer a new approach to personal health records, which are internet-based tools for patients to consolidate and manage their health information. The University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) was one of the first health systems to participate in Apple Health Records (AHR), a prominent example of this new generation of personal health records.

Objective

This study aimed to characterize early adoption of AHR among UPHS patients and understand user perspectives.

Methods

An email-based survey with fixed answer, Likert scale, and open-ended questions was administered to all UPHS patients using AHR in the first 10 months of enrollment. Survey data linked to the UPHS electronic health record system were used to analyze responses. Multivari

SUBMITTER: Rolnick J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8826150 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature