5 Policy context and considerations for patient engagement with health information technology
Abstract: This chapter lays out major policy issues relevant to patient engagement and health information technology. We discuss how and why patient engagement has become an increasingly large focus of both federal and private initiatives to rein in costs and improve quality, focusing on relevant sections of the Affordable Care Act as well as the rise of consumerism in the healthcare marketplace. We then highlight seven promising tools with policy-relevant dimensions in this area: personal health records; patient-reported outcomes; team-based care; telemedicine; mobile health applications; shared decision-making; ...
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