PatientSite: Experiences with Shared Health Records
2 PatientSite Project Goals: –Patient involvement –Patient access to information –Secure communication 2 person-years –50% planning and infrastructure –50% programming US$ $250,000 to pilot go-live April 2000
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4 Mail: Secure Automated routing Task assignment Services: Prescription refills Appointment requests Referrals View bill Records: Secure Visit history Meds/Problems/Results Personal records Education: Info prescriptions Patient selected links Predefined collections Videos
5Security Secure Communication Encrypted connections Secure Messaging Audited (Audit trail available to patient)
6 Compose a Clinical Message Compose a Clinical Message
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1717 Patient Access to Record What should they see? When should they see it? Who else should have access? How should we present it?
1818 Personal Health Record Patient-entered and maintained Data types: –Text –Numeric data –Documents and other objects
1919 Educational Partners PreOp – Patient Education PostCare – Recovery Series UpToDate – Provider Edition UpToDate – Patient Edition Medical Dictionary Multum – medication information database Lab Test Online
2020 –19,200 Patients –168 Attendings (+ 17 NP’s) –320 Office Staff
2121 Messaging Volume Clinical messages: 27.8* Prescription renewals: 3.1* Referrals: 2.1* Appointment requests: 2.6* *monthly volume per 100 patients
2Patients Wide diversity 57% female Median age ~43 –4% over 70 years old
2323 Patient Drivers Secure Messaging with Provider Access to Medical Records Convenience –Request Appointments –Medication Refills –Referrals to Specialists –Review Bills Online Education –Disease specific content by experts at CareGroup –Links to medication information –Personalized drug interaction information
2424Summary Rapid Growth Enthusiastic Use by Patients Strong Provider Acceptance Patients have not abused direct access to providers Significant evidence confirms value to patients, providers and institutions