Integration of self-management tools in personal and provider e-health records.
Development and evaluation of research-quality informatics tools for self-management support in personal and provider electronic health records (PHRs and EHRs) may improve patient outcomes by facilitating patient and provider education and communication around goal-setting, prompting consistent evidence-based treatment, and providing reminders and feedback. Nurses on primary care teams are well-positioned to advocate for self-management and monitor the use of these informatics tools. This paper presents a design for integrating goal-setting tools into PHRs and EHRs. Keeping in mind the potential of enhanced self-management support, challenges in basic issues such as user characteristics, practice traditions of data ownership and workflow, and financing are discussed.
Jenkins
Melinda
M
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Primary Care Project, USA. mjenkins@health.nyc.gov
Levy
Joslyn
J
Cohen
Ellen
E
Yoon
Sunmoo
S
Singer
Jesse
J
Mostashari
Farzad
F
D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D012648:Self Care