TY - JOUR
T1 - Internet access and patient portal readiness among patients in a group of inner-city safety-net practices
AU - Sanders, Mechelle R.
AU - Winters, Paul
AU - Fortuna, Robert J.
AU - Mendoza, Michael
AU - Berliant, Marc
AU - Clark, Linda
AU - Fiscella, Kevin
PY - 2013/7
Y1 - 2013/7
N2 - The use of online personal health records (PHRs) threatens to transform the digital divide to a health care divide among the underserved. Little is known about underserved patients' ability to access online PHRs. We examined these factors among patients within safety-net practices. Among respondents (N = 654), only 12% had no experience of using a computer, and most were interested in using it to communicate with their provider. Age, sex, and race were not associated with interest in PHRs. A majority of patients have access to the Internet and are interested in using a PHR to manage their care, but they are not prepared.
AB - The use of online personal health records (PHRs) threatens to transform the digital divide to a health care divide among the underserved. Little is known about underserved patients' ability to access online PHRs. We examined these factors among patients within safety-net practices. Among respondents (N = 654), only 12% had no experience of using a computer, and most were interested in using it to communicate with their provider. Age, sex, and race were not associated with interest in PHRs. A majority of patients have access to the Internet and are interested in using a PHR to manage their care, but they are not prepared.
KW - Digital divide
KW - Electronic health records
KW - Patient health records
KW - Portals
KW - Underserved
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84879861340
U2 - 10.1097/JAC.0b013e31829702f9
DO - 10.1097/JAC.0b013e31829702f9
M3 - Article
C2 - 23748274
AN - SCOPUS:84879861340
SN - 0148-9917
VL - 36
SP - 251
EP - 259
JO - Journal of Ambulatory Care Management
JF - Journal of Ambulatory Care Management
IS - 3
ER -