Background The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH)
Act imposes pressure on health care organizations to qualify for “Meaningful Use”. It is …

Background Patient portals provide patients with the tools to better manage and understand
their health status. However, widespread adoption of patient portals faces resistance from …

Objective To examine the extent and nature of evidence on the use of the environmental
scan (ES) in the health services delivery literature. Design Scoping review. Methods This …

Objective To explore the experience of early patient adopters who accessed their clinical
notes online using the Blue Button feature of the My Health e Vet portal. Methods A web …

Abstract Objective The Blue Button feature of online patient portals promotes patient
engagement by allowing patients to easily download their personal health information. This …

Health information technology, applied to electronic health record (EHR), has evolved with
the adoption of standards for defining patient health records. However, there are many …

Background Patients play a critical role in managing their health, especially in the context of
chronic conditions like diabetes. Electronic patient portals have been identified as a …

Mobile technology has begun to change the landscape of the medical profession, with more
than two-thirds of physicians regularly using smartphones. Smartphones have allowed …

Background: Health care systems have entered a new era focused on patient engagement.
Patient portals linked to electronic health records are recognized as a promising …

Background Information sharing between providers is critical for care coordination,
especially in health systems such as the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) …