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PatientSite: Experiences with Shared Health Records. PatientSite Project. Goals: Patient involvement Patient access to information Secure communication 2 person-years 50% planning and infrastructure 50% programming US$ $250,000 to pilot go-live April 2000. Mail : Secure
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PatientSite Project Goals: Patient involvement Patient access to information Secure communication 2 person-years 50% planning and infrastructure 50% programming US$ $250,000 to pilot go-live April 2000
Mail: • Secure • Automated routing • Task assignment Services: • Prescription refills • Appointment requests • Referrals • View bill Records: • Secure • Visit history • Meds/Problems/Results • Personal records Education: • Info prescriptions • Patient selected links • Predefined collections • Videos
Security • Secure Communication • Encrypted connections • Secure Messaging • Audited (Audit trail available to patient)
Patient Access to Record What should they see? When should they see it? Who else should have access? How should we present it?
Personal Health Record Patient-entered and maintained Data types: Text Numeric data Documents and other objects
Educational Partners PreOp – Patient Education PostCare – Recovery Series UpToDate – Provider Edition UpToDate – Patient Edition Medical Dictionary Multum – medication information database Lab Test Online
19,200 Patients • 168 Attendings (+ 17 NP’s) • 320 Office Staff
Messaging Volume Clinical messages: 27.8* Prescription renewals: 3.1* Referrals: 2.1* Appointment requests: 2.6* *monthly volume per 100 patients
Patients Wide diversity 57% female Median age ~43 4% over 70 years old
Patient Drivers Secure Messaging with Provider Access to Medical Records Convenience Request Appointments Medication Refills Referrals to Specialists Review Bills Online Education Disease specific content by experts at CareGroup Links to medication information Personalized drug interaction information
Summary Rapid Growth Enthusiastic Use by Patients Strong Provider Acceptance Patients have not abused direct access to providers Significant evidence confirms value to patients, providers and institutions