As part of the process of setting our broader research agenda at Chilmark Research, we do a significant amount of secondary research combined with more limited, but highly focused primary research. We use this research to identify the “white spaces” where there appears to be a demand for some thoughtful, in-depth research and reporting that [...]
Posts Tagged ‘patient engagement’
Trends in Patient Engagement
Posted in ACO, consumer health, Dossia, EHR, health portals, HealthVault, HIE, mHealth, Microsoft, PHP, tagged Centricity, Epic, Intuit Health, MEDSEEK, My Chart, patient engagement, patient portals, WellDoc on August 25, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Much Ado About Patient Portals
Posted in ACO, consumer health, EHR, EMR, Google Health, health portals, HealthVault, PHR, policy, tagged Group Health Cooperative, health affairs, Kaiser Permanente, meaningful use, patient engagement, Stage 2 on March 18, 2011 | 24 Comments »
From Chilmark Research’s perspective, patient portals are by and large Much Ado About Nothing. Sure, plenty of healthcare organizations (HCO) talk about patient access, engagement, and satisfaction and how they wish to empower their patients. They point to their glossy patient portal and say look at this wonderful tool we are providing for our patients. [...]
