Information gap: Can health insurer personal health records meet patients' and physicians' needs?

Health Affairs

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 377-389

  Grossman, Joy M ^a   Zayas Cabán, Teresa ^b   Kemper, Nicole ^c  

^a CENTER FOR STUDYING HEALTH SYSTEM CHANGE   (United States)

^b AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^c HSC ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; COMPUTER SECURITY; CONSUMER; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH INSURANCE; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; PHYSICIAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HEALTH RECORDS, PERSONAL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INSURANCE CARRIERS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 66149162974     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.28.2.377     Document Type: Article

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