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- Title
Embracing a health services research perspective on personal health records: lessons learned from the VA My HealtheVet system.
- Authors
Nazi, Kim M.; Hogan, Timothy P.; Wagner, Todd H.; McInnes, D. Keith; Smith, Bridget M.; Haggstrom, David; Chumbler, Neale R.; Gifford, Allen L.; Charters, Kathleen G.; Saleem, Jason J.; Weingardt, Kenneth R.; Fischetti, Linda F.; Weaver, Frances M.
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Personal health records (PHRs) are designed to help people manage information about their health. Over the past decade, there has been a proliferation of PHRs, but research regarding their effects on clinical, behavioral, and financial outcomes remains limited. The potential for PHRs to facilitate patient-centered care and health system transformation underscores the importance of embracing a broader perspective on PHR research.<bold>Objective: </bold>Drawing from the experiences of VA staff to evaluate the My HealtheVet (MHV) PHR, this article advocates for a health services research perspective on the study of PHR systems.<bold>Methods: </bold>We describe an organizing framework and research agenda, and offer insights that have emerged from our ongoing efforts regarding the design of PHR-related studies, the need to address PHR data ownership and consent, and the promotion of effective PHR research collaborations.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>These lessons are applicable to other PHR systems and the conduct of PHR research across different organizational contexts.
- Subjects
MEDICAL records; MEDICAL care; MANAGEMENT science; HEALTH facilities; HEALTH behavior
- Publication
JGIM: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2010, Vol 25, p62
- ISSN
0884-8734
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s11606-009-1114-6