Usage of Health Information Exchange (HIE) Technologies

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

7800 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-04-30

Study Completion Date

2012-10-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this research study is to describe the usage of consumers and providers when using a novel technology designed to give consumers the ability to manage and access their health information. This is a quantitative descriptive analysis study.

Detailed Description

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New York State has awarded grants to several regional health information exchange organizations (RHIOs), organizations established to create the technical and policy infrastructure needed to exchange health data between providers, payers, and public health agencies within a particular geographic region, to build an interoperable system for people to manage their own health information. Two of these grant recipients are the Brooklyn Health Information Exchange (BHIX) and Long Island Patient Information Xchange (LIPIX).

Since no off-the shelf technology currently exists to create such a system, BHIX is working with a commercial vendor to develop a unique system that is tailored toward the needs of their consumers and providers, while LIPIX is developing their own unique system in-house. Both BHIX's and LIPIX's interoperable personal health management systems will offer various features to consumers and providers in their community. Consumers may be able to perform tasks such as viewing their lab results, scheduling an appointment, or sending a message directly to their physician through a SMS. Conversely, the PHR can also allow physicians to engage in communications with their patient, release data to their patient(s) (e.g. lab test result); and view patient inputted-data.

The usage patterns of these personal health managements systems is not well understood (Ralson et al., 2009; Kim et al., 2007). Understanding consumers and providers' use of these interoperable systems can help aid in improving current systems and developing future systems.

Specific Aims

The specific aims of this study are to describe the usage of BHIX's and LIPIX's novel interoperable personal health management systems, specifically:

1. To quantify adoption of and frequency of use of novel technological platforms designed to give consumers (patients) access to RHIO-based health information exchange (HIE) data;
2. To quantify usage of HIE-specific data elements within these platforms;
3. To explore associations between usage and user demographics/clinical characteristics;
4. To explore trends in usage over time.

Conditions

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Health Records, Personal

Keywords

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Health Information Technology Health Records, Personal Hospital Information Systems Patient Access to Records Medical Records Medical Record Systems, Computerized

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Consumers

Consumers (patients or their designated proxies) who have registered to use the personal health management technology platform offered by the Brooklyn Health Information Xchange (BHIX) or Long Island Patient Information Xchange (LIPIX).

Personal Health Management System

Intervention Type OTHER

BHIX and LIPIX are offering novel personal health management system to members of its community. These community members, also referred to as consumers, will include patients \& their designated proxies. BHIX's system will allow patients to perform various tasks, including, but not limited to, viewing medications, medical allergies and lab results. LIPIX's system is primarily a mechanism forc consumers/patients to communicate directly with their physician through a secure messaging portal. Healthcare providers of these patients, who are affiliated with BHIX, will also be able to view the data entered by consumers in this personal health management system through the RHIO's health information exchange. Thus, the intervention of a personal health management system is being offered to both groups, however in different forms.

Providers

Providers who are authorized to view the data entered by consumers in either (1) BHIX's personal health management system, along with BHIX health information exchange data; OR LIPIX's secure messaging system (SMS), along with LIPIX health information exchange data.

Personal Health Management System

Intervention Type OTHER

BHIX and LIPIX are offering novel personal health management system to members of its community. These community members, also referred to as consumers, will include patients \& their designated proxies. BHIX's system will allow patients to perform various tasks, including, but not limited to, viewing medications, medical allergies and lab results. LIPIX's system is primarily a mechanism forc consumers/patients to communicate directly with their physician through a secure messaging portal. Healthcare providers of these patients, who are affiliated with BHIX, will also be able to view the data entered by consumers in this personal health management system through the RHIO's health information exchange. Thus, the intervention of a personal health management system is being offered to both groups, however in different forms.

Interventions

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Personal Health Management System

BHIX and LIPIX are offering novel personal health management system to members of its community. These community members, also referred to as consumers, will include patients \& their designated proxies. BHIX's system will allow patients to perform various tasks, including, but not limited to, viewing medications, medical allergies and lab results. LIPIX's system is primarily a mechanism forc consumers/patients to communicate directly with their physician through a secure messaging portal. Healthcare providers of these patients, who are affiliated with BHIX, will also be able to view the data entered by consumers in this personal health management system through the RHIO's health information exchange. Thus, the intervention of a personal health management system is being offered to both groups, however in different forms.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Consumers: Consumers (patients or their designated proxies)who are 18 years of age or older and who have registered for either BHIX's personal health record system or LIPIX's secure messaging system.
* Providers: Healthcare Providers who are authorized to view Health Information Exchange data of BHIX or LIPIX.

Exclusion Criteria

* Anyone that does not fall into the above inclusion category.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR