Patient Engagement is American Medicine coming to terms with access to electronic health records and greater person centered systems. Also see the book, "Design for Care"
As the use of patient portals increases and health information networks look to spur the innovation of patient portals throughdesign challenges, KLAS looked at the leading patient portals already on the market. According to the study, MU requirements have increased the urgency of patient portals, but that hasn't changed providers' approach to adopting these systems. KLAS interviewed 104 providers on what portals are being used or considered, and what role they're playing on the healthcare stage. More than half of those interviewed -- 57% -- already have a portal in place.