Jennifer E Prey1, Fernanda Polubriaginof2, Gilad J Kuperman3, Victoria Tiase4, Sarah A Collins5, David K Vawdrey3. 1. Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, 622 W. 168th St. PH-20, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: jep2175@cumc.columbia.edu. 2. Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, 622 W. 168th St. PH-20, New York, NY, USA. 3. Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, 622 W. 168th St. PH-20, New York, NY, USA; NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, 622 W. 168th St. PH-20, New York, NY, USA. 4. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, 622 W. 168th St. PH-20, New York, NY, USA. 5. Partners Healthcare and Harvard Medical School, 101Huntington Ave, 4thfloor, Boston, MA, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Engaging patients in their care has become a topic of increasing importance, and enabling patients to have access to their clinical data is a key aspect of such engagement. We investigated, on an international scale, the current state of approaches for providing patients with access to their own clinical information. METHODS: Individuals from 28 countries were invited to participate in a cross-sectional semi-structured interview. Interview questions focused on social and cultural influences that affected patient engagement activities, government support for current and planned initiatives, data ownership models, and technical issues. RESULTS: Interviews were conducted with individuals from 16 countries representing six continents. Respondents reported substantive initiatives for providing information to patients in the majority of countries interviewed. These initiatives were diverse in nature and stage of implementation. DISCUSSION: Enabling patient access to data is occurring on an international scale. There is considerable variability in the level of maturity, the degree of government involvement, the technical infrastructure, and the plans for future development across the world. As informaticians, we are still in the early stages of deploying patient engagement technologies and have yet to identify optimal strategies in this arena. CONCLUSION: Efforts to improve patient access to data are active on a global-scale. There are many open questions about best practices and much can be learned by adopting an international perspective to guide future implementation efforts.
OBJECTIVE: Engaging patients in their care has become a topic of increasing importance, and enabling patients to have access to their clinical data is a key aspect of such engagement. We investigated, on an international scale, the current state of approaches for providing patients with access to their own clinical information. METHODS: Individuals from 28 countries were invited to participate in a cross-sectional semi-structured interview. Interview questions focused on social and cultural influences that affected patient engagement activities, government support for current and planned initiatives, data ownership models, and technical issues. RESULTS: Interviews were conducted with individuals from 16 countries representing six continents. Respondents reported substantive initiatives for providing information to patients in the majority of countries interviewed. These initiatives were diverse in nature and stage of implementation. DISCUSSION: Enabling patient access to data is occurring on an international scale. There is considerable variability in the level of maturity, the degree of government involvement, the technical infrastructure, and the plans for future development across the world. As informaticians, we are still in the early stages of deploying patient engagement technologies and have yet to identify optimal strategies in this arena. CONCLUSION: Efforts to improve patient access to data are active on a global-scale. There are many open questions about best practices and much can be learned by adopting an international perspective to guide future implementation efforts.
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