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March 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Personal health records (PHRs), centralized places for people to electronically store and organize their health information, can benefit both patients and doctors. This qualitative study of health insurers' PHRs for enrollees reveals potential benefits and challenges.
January 30, 2013 | Issue Brief
This brief details changes to the federal rule implementing modifications to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
June 15, 2011 | Toolkit
Primer examines three quality improvement strategies and the performance areas that must be measured to ensure their success.
October 20, 2010 | Toolkit
How can measures make a difference in the quality of health care? Get an overview of the science of measuring health care in this primer from National Quality Forum.
April 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This study measured changes in the quality of care following adoption of electronic health records among a national sample of U.S. hospitals from 2004 to 2007.
July 1, 2009 | Program Result Report
The Health Research and Educational Trust collected and integrated information on patients' race/ethnicity, primary language and socioeconomic status into an electronic health record system, and linked that information with clinical performance measures.
April 20, 2009 | Program Result Report
Mathematica Policy Research conducted three focus groups with African Americans and Latinos to gauge their knowledge of and thoughts about personal health records.
March 21, 2009 | Program Result Report
Researchers conducted preliminary work to develop a standardized set of EHR-based quality performance measures.
January 7, 2009 | Story
While there is growing support for the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) in the ambulatory care setting, only a small number of surveyed physicians are currently using these.