decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2009 Issue 2 (February)
Physician Office Technology Report - Interest high, adoption slow for personal health records
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Article Overview
This physician office technology article covers the early adoption gap for personal health records and describes a CMS-led Medicare pilot designed to encourage use among beneficiaries. It is relevant to healthcare administrators, physician office staff, and revenue cycle or compliance professionals interested in how public programs were supporting consumer-facing health record tools and data-sharing efforts.
Why This Topic Matters
It explains a Medicare-focused technology pilot that aimed to make personal health records more useful by supplying existing claims data. For organizations tracking patient engagement tools and CMS technology initiatives, it provides context on how online record adoption was being encouraged through public programs.
What You Will Learn
- Why personal health record adoption was lagging despite public interest
- How CMS was supporting a Medicare pilot for personal health records
- Which states and beneficiary groups were included in the initiative
- How claims data was being used to populate beneficiary records
- What broader access options existed through Medicare-related programs
Who Should Read This
- Physician office managers
- Healthcare administrators
- Revenue cycle professionals
- Compliance professionals
- Health IT stakeholders
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