Patient Experiences and Attitudes about Access to a Patient Electronic Health Care Record and Linked Web Messaging

Research Paper: Patient Experiences and Attitudes about Access to a Patient Electronic Health Care Record and Linked Web Messaging

OBJECTIVE Patient access to their electronic health care record (EHR) and Web-based communication between patients and providers can potentially improve the quality of health care, but little is known about patients' attitudes toward this combined electronic access. The objective of our study was to evaluate patients' values and perceptions regarding Web-based communication with their primary c...

Patient access to an electronic health record with secure messaging: impact on primary care utilization.

OBJECTIVE To determine whether patient access to secure patient-physician messaging affects annual adult primary care office visit and documented telephone contact rates. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cohort and matched-control studies with pre-post analysis. METHODS The cohort study sample included 4686 adult members of Kaiser Permanente Northwest (KPNW) who had been registered KP HealthConne...

Patient access to the electronic health record

Patient Centeredness in Electronic Communication: Evaluation of Patient-to-Health Care Team Secure Messaging

BACKGROUND As information and communication technology is becoming more widely implemented across health care organizations, patient-provider email or asynchronous electronic secure messaging has the potential to support patient-centered communication. Within the medical home model of the Veterans Health Administration (VA), secure messaging is envisioned as a means to enhance access and streng...

Exploring Iranian nurses’ experiences of missed nursing care: a qualitative study: a threat to patient and nurses’ health

Background: The main objective of nursing is to provide comprehensive nursing care that is appropriate to patients’ needs. However, the incidence of missed nursing care compromises the provision of comprehensive and safe care and threatens patients’ lives. Thus, this in-depth qualitative study aimed to explore nurses’ experiences of missed care and factors affecting it. The aim of this study wa...