A pilot study to evaluate the magnitude of association of the use of electronic personal health records with patient activation and empowerment in HIV-infected veterans

The HITECH Act signed into law in 2009 requires hospitals to provide patients with electronic access to their health information through an electronic personal health record (ePHR) in order to receive Medicare/Medicaid incentive payments. Little is known about who uses these systems or the impact th...

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Main Authors: Pierre-Cédric B. Crouch, Carol Dawson Rose, Mallory Johnson, Susan L. Janson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2015-03-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/852.pdf