Patients’ Attitudes Toward Electronic Health Information Exchange: Qualitative Study [PDF]
Background In many countries, there has been substantial progress in establishing the electronic transmission of patients’ health information between health care providers, but little is known about how best to engage patients in the process.
Simon, Steven R+4 more
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Indivo: a personally controlled health record for health information exchange and communication [PDF]
Background Personally controlled health records (PCHRs), a subset of personal health records (PHRs), enable a patient to assemble, maintain and manage a secure copy of his or her medical data. Indivo (formerly PING) is an open source, open standards PCHR
Crawford William CR+3 more
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Electronic health information exchange in underserved settings: examining initiatives in small physician practices & community health centers. [PDF]
BackgroundHealth information exchange (HIE) is an important tool for improving efficiency and quality and is required for providers to meet Meaningful Use certification from the United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. However widespread
Bell, Douglas S+3 more
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Physician leadership and health information exchange: literature review [PDF]
Background Notwithstanding two decades of health information exchange (HIE) failures across the country, the US government has incorporated HIE into Meaningful Use Stage 2, which, in turn, has sparked renewed physicians’ interest in HIE.Objective The ...
Michele L Heath, Tracy H Porter
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Ontological modeling of electronic health information exchange
Investments of resources to purposively improve the movement of information between health system providers are currently made with imperfect information. No inventories of system-level electronic health information flows currently exist, nor do measures of inter-organizational electronic information exchange.Using Protégé 4, an open-source OWL Web ...
Josephine McMurray+3 more
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Information technologies that facilitate care coordination: provider and patient perspectives [PDF]
Health information technology is a core infrastructure for the chronic care model, integrated care, and other organized care delivery models. From the provider perspective, health information exchange (HIE) helps aggregate and share information about a ...
Dixon, Brian E.+2 more
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Background The trend towards hospitalist medicine can lead to disjointed patient care. Outpatient clinicians may be unaware of patients’ encounters with a disparate healthcare system.
Richard Altman+3 more
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The Impact of Health Information Exchange on Health Outcomes [PDF]
Summary Background and Objective: Healthcare professionals, industry and policy makers have identified Health Information Exchange (HIE) as a solution to improve patient safety and overall quality of care. The potential benefits of HIE on healthcare have fostered its implementation and adoption in the United States.
Terri L. Warholak, Ana L. Hincapie
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Having multiple sexual partners among Iranian Injection Drug Users
Background: Transmission of HIV from intra-venous drug users (IDUs) to the community occurs predominantly through high-risk sexual behaviors. Limited information exists regarding the high-risk sexual behaviors of IDUs in Iran. Aim.
Shervin eAssari+9 more
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Patient Consent Management by a Purpose-Based Consent Model for Electronic Health Record Based on Blockchain Technology [PDF]
Objectives Currently, patients’ consent is essential to use their medical records for various purposes; however, most people give their consent using paper forms and have no control over it. Healthcare organizations also have difficulties in dealing with
Dara Tith+6 more
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