title: Patient participation in EHR benefits.
abstract: Patient participation in EHR creation can significantly broaden the range of healthcare information in the record and, ultimately, improve clinical decision support. The care with which patient-authored information is handled, however, must equal the care devoted to clinician data entry and review. Web-based access, self-service management, consent delegation and agent permissions management are just a few of the features that will encourage active and positive patient involvement with their healthcare records and with their own health management.
authors.affiliation: Oracle Corp., Redwood Shores, Calif., USA.
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D016494:Computer Security; D003219:Confidentiality; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D033283:Patient Access to Records; D010358:Patient Participation; D017010:Reminder Systems; D014584:User-Computer Interface