Healthcare DIVE January 27, 2020
Dive Brief:
- More U.S. patients are using online portals to access their medical information, according to an analysis the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT presented at its annual conference Monday.
- Nearly 60% of patients report their provider or insurer offered them online access to their medical record in 2019, and nearly 40% viewed their record electronically at least once in the past year. Both are significantly up from 2018, analysts said.
- More patients gave third-party apps access to their health data in 2019, too, re-upping privacy concerns as industry waits for HHS to finalize rules setting standards around interoperability.
Dive Insight:
The findings come during a tumultuous period in the sector as the agency...
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