Disparities in Cancer Care; MCG gets grant to build PHR; 47% of messages sent among care team providers are about the act of communicating

14 Jan

PCHIT links for January 11th through January 13th:

Racial Disparities in cancer therapy among (FFS) Medicare Beneficiaries - I think this is really “Racial Disparities …among Fee For Service Medicare Beneficiaries,” since HMO enrollment was excluded from the study. The data are concerning regardless, and raise the question of PCHIT in enhancing access to information in making

The Big Opt Out » About the campaign - A campaign led by patients to opt out of NHS data sharing (UK)
Kaiser Permanente EHR System Facts - KP HealthConnect Electronic Health Record Project - As the title says, a handy public status update of the KP HealthConnect Project
Medical Care - Abstract: Volume 45(12) December 2007 p 1205-1209 Behind-the-Scenes of Patient-Centered Care: Content Analysis of Electronic Messaging Among Primary Care Clinic Providers and Staff. - Impressive: 47.8% of all messages between providers and staff dealt with the act of communicating and informing staff of attempts or achievements of acts of communication.
SpringerLink - Journal Article - See the review on the pchit.org blog
The Diabetes Patient Portal: Patient Perspectives on Structure and Delivery — Hess et al. 19 (2): 106 — Diabetes Spectrum - Early focus group testing from UPMC’s patient portal. Patients understand efficiency gains to the system and wonder why they should pay more, therefore.

Ted Eytan, MD