Patient Engagement November 6, 2019
Despite most hospitals offering widespread patient data access, few patients are taking advantage of those capabilities in any meaningful way, pointing to a need to revamp patient engagement and data access policy requirements, according to a new study published in Health Affairs.
The medical industry has been on a long journey going digital, complete with a big regulatory push to promote patient data access over the past eight years. Working off the evidence that patient data access improves engagement and outcomes, programs like meaningful use have required providers to grant patients access to their medical information.
Specifically, Stage 1 and Stage 2 Meaningful Use have called on hospitals to promote view, download, and transmit capabilities hosted on the patient portal.
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