Access policy and the digital divide in patient access to medical records

Health Policy and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 3-11

  Ancker, Jessica S ^a   Nosal, Sarah ^b   Hauser, Diane ^b   Way, Christopher ^a   Calman, Neil ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Health disparities; Health information technology; Personal health record; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLACK PERSON; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE APPLICATION; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85007481344     PISSN: 22118837     EISSN: 22118845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlpt.2016.11.004     Document Type: Article

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