Evaluating patient access to electronic health records: Results from a survey of veterans

Medical Care

Volumn 51, Issue 3 SUPPL. 1, 2013, Pages

  Nazi, Kim M ^a   Hogan, Timothy P ^b,c   McInnes, D Keith ^b,d   Woods, Susan S ^e   Graham, Gail ^f  

^a STRATTON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Health Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI)   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

access; eHealth; EHR; personal health record; PHR; portal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPREHENSION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF CARE; TRAINING; VETERAN; VETERANS HEALTH;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; AGED; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84874026099     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e31827808db     Document Type: Review

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