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Dec 11, 2014 |
“The fact that the Affordable Care Act requires qualified health plans to cover maternity care and offers financial assistance to reduce out-of-pocket costs is a game changer for many women,” says Lauren Birchfield Kennedy, director of health policy at the National Partnership for Women and Families.
Dec 11, 2014 |
“We have made progress in leaps and bounds in just a few short years,” said Mark Savage, the National Partnership for Women & Families’ director of health information technology policy and programs, in a statement. “But clearly there are barriers still to overcome, and this report breaks down policy implications for the meaningful use program as well as broader delivery system initiatives that must be carried out. And it’s an important reminder that meeting the needs of patients and families must always be at the core of health IT design and implementation.”
Dec 11, 2014 |
Patients’ online access to EHRs has nearly doubled, surging from 26 percent in 2011 to 50 percent in 2014, according to new study released by the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Dec 11, 2014 |
Patients this year are significantly more interested in accessing their electronic health records online than they were in 2011, according to a survey released by the National Partnership for Women & Families, EHR Intelligence reports.
Dec 10, 2014 |
“We saw a dramatic increase in online access” by patients to their medical records, nearly doubling to 50% in the 2014 survey, compared with 26% in 2011, when a similar survey was conducted, said Mark Savage, director of HIT policy and programs at the National Partnership for Women & Families
Dec 10, 2014 |
The National Partnership for Women and Families is expected to release a report on consumer experiences with electronic and paper health record systems today at 1 p.m. phone conference. The survey report includes “recommendations for multiple communities including providers, policymakers and employers.”
Dec 10, 2014 |
“To date, the public discourse on health IT has largely focused on the views of doctors, hospitals and vendors,” said National Partnership President Debra L. Ness in a release. “It is crucial to hear what patients have to say about how they experience EHRs and health IT as they receive care and manage their health.”
Dec 10, 2014 |
Regardless of whether or not their physicians use EHRs or paper records, patients see significant value in EHRs, according to a study released Wednesday by the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Dec 10, 2014 |
Online Access to Health Information for Patients Has Nearly Doubled Since 2011; Trust and Engagement are Rising
Dec 10, 2014 |
Patients see “significant” value in electronic health records and want more access, according to a new report from the National Partnership for Women & Families.
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