title: Understanding the gap between desire for and use of consumer health solutions.
abstract: Modern healthcare is more complex than ever before, with a broader range of care providers, organizations, diagnostic approaches and treatments. The result is that accurate and timely information is more important than ever. In response, clinical use of health information technology has grown significantly in recent years and there is growing interest in the use of consumer health solutions. In this article, the authors discuss the current landscape of the latter in Canada, enablers and barriers to their adoption and our readiness for change.
authors.affiliation: Executive Vice-President, Canada Health Infoway.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zelmer
authors.affiliation: Director, Benefits Realization, Canada Health Infoway.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hagens
mesh_terms: D020811:Biomedical Technology / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D002170:Canada; D054626:Consumer Health Information / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D033283:Patient Access to Records / Q000639:trends*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*