Published on in Vol 11, No 3 (2009): Jul-Sep

Patients’ Attitudes Toward Electronic Health Information Exchange: Qualitative Study

Patients’ Attitudes Toward Electronic Health Information Exchange: Qualitative Study

Patients’ Attitudes Toward Electronic Health Information Exchange: Qualitative Study

Steven Simon   1 ;   J. Stewart Evans   2 * , MD ;   Alison Benjamin   3 * , MPA ;   David Delano   3 * , BA ;   David Bates   4, 5 * , MD MSc

1 Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA, United States

2 Division of Clinical Decision Making, Informatics and Telemedicine, Department of Medicine, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States

3 Northern Berkshire eHealth Collaborative, North Adams, MA, United States

4 Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States

5 Department of Clinical and Quality Analysis, Partners HealthCare Systems, Inc., Boston, MA, United States

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Steven Simon
  • Department of Population Medicine
  • Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute
  • 133 Brookline Street, 6th Floor
  • Boston, MA, 02139
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 617-509-9938
  • Fax: 1 617-859-8112
  • Email: steven_simon@hphc.org