Comparing characteristics of patients who connect their iPhones to an electronic health records system versus patients who connect without personal devices: Cohort study

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2019, Pages

  Gordon, William J ^a,b,c   Bates, David W ^a,b   Fuchs, Daniel ^c   Pappas, John ^c   Silacci, Sara ^d   Landman, Adam ^a,b,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Health information interoperability; Information technology; Mobile health; Patient participation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; APPLE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA INTEROPERABILITY; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; AGED; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE PHONE; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELL PHONE; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT PORTALS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85071457621     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/14871     Document Type: Article

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