Secure messaging and diabetes management: Experiences and perspectives of patient portal users

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 519-525

  Wade Vuturo, Ashley E ^a   Mayberry, Lindsay Satterwhite ^a   Osborn, Chandra Y ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SELF REPORT; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SECURITY; CONFIDENTIALITY; E-MAIL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT RIGHT;

ADULT; COMPUTER SECURITY; CONFIDENTIALITY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCESS TO RECORDS; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879954848     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: 1527974X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2012-001253     Document Type: Article

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