title: Clinicians recognize value of patient review of their electronic health record data.
abstract: Increasing patient demands for convenient access to their own health care information has led to the development of "patient portals" that allow limited patient access to ambulatory electronic health records (EHR). Little is known about clinicians attitudes towards this new model of health care. In our study, we collected baseline information about primary care providers (PCP) usage of a secure, web-based patient portal linked to the ambulatory EHR. We also assessed providers initial perceptions of these technologies as facilitators of patient-provider communications and the potential for these tools to improve quality of outpatient care.
authors.affiliation: Information Systems, Partners HealthCare System, Wellesley, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Siteman
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Businger
authors.forename: Tejal
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gandhi
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Poon
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schnipper
authors.forename: Lynn A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Volk
authors.forename: Jonathan S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Wald
authors.forename: Blackford
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Middleton
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D033283:Patient Access to Records; D010821:Physicians, Family