Healthcare DIVE April 9, 2019
Dive Brief:
- Most patients can now view and download their hospital records electronically, with more than 90% of U.S. nonfederal acute care hospitals reporting those capabilities in 2017, a new briefing paper from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT shows.
- Nearly three-fourths (74%) of hospitals also allow patients to transmit health information, and 72% support all three functions: view, download and transmit — up from just 10% in 2013.
- Patients’ ability to view and access their information is not equal across all hospital types, however. Critical access hospitals lagged significantly behind other facilities at just 60%.
CMS and providers generally are looking to increase patient engagement in...
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