Patient-centered Systems

Guardian Angel: Patient-Centered Health Information Systems

Towards Patient-Centered Conflicts of Interest Policy

Financial conflicts of interest exist between industry and physicians, and these relationships have the power to influence physicians’ medical practice. Transparency about conflicts matters for ensuring adequate informed consent, controlling healthcare expenditure, and encouraging physicians’ reflection on professionalism. The US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched the Open ...

Informatics Systems and Tools to Facilitate Patient-centered Care Coordination.

INTRODUCTION There is a growing international focus on patient- centered care. A model designed to facilitate this type of care in the primary care setting is the patient-centered medical home. This model of care strives to be patient-focused, comprehensive, team-based, coordinated, accessible, and focused on quality and safety of care. OBJECTIVE The objective of this paper is to identify the...

A vision for patient-centered health information systems.

THE HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MOVEMENT FOcuses much of its energy on the use of electronic medical records by clinicians, but the use of information technology by patients carries equal promise. Outside of health care, the public routinely uses computers and smart phones to access information and perform tasks with a click of a button. Patients seek similar ease in accessing health informat...

Patient- and Caregiver- Centered Systems for Cardiac Tele- Rehabilitation

Context and Motivation Over the past few decades, mortality from Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) has decreased. However, about 470,000 recurrent myocardial infractions are reported in the US [1]. Cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention programs have been proven effective to minimize recurrence and risk of disease. Traditionally, these programs are delivered to patients in a hospital or co...