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Perceptions about use of a patient Internet portal among Medicaid beneficiaries.

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Willis, JM; Macri, JM; Simo, J; Anstrom, KJ; Lobach, DF
Published in: AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium
January 2006

Patient Internet portals that allow patients to access their personal health information are an emerging form of enabling technology. The purported benefits from increasing use of information technology in healthcare, however, may not be universal because of a widening digital divide along racial and socioeconomic lines. In this pilot study, we surveyed 31 Medicaid beneficiaries to ascertain their interest in and projected use of a healthcare patient Internet portal. We found that most Medicaid beneficiaries were very interested in accessing personal health information about themselves or their dependents online. Moreover, ninety percent of respondents reported that they have access to the Internet, and sixty-eight percent of those with Internet access use the Internet once a week or more.

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Published In

AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium

EISSN

1942-597X

Publication Date

January 2006

Start / End Page

1145

Related Subject Headings

  • Pilot Projects
  • North Carolina
  • Medicaid
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Internet
  • Humans
  • Data Collection
 

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Willis, J. M., Macri, J. M., Simo, J., Anstrom, K. J., & Lobach, D. F. (2006). Perceptions about use of a patient Internet portal among Medicaid beneficiaries. AMIA ... Annual Symposium Proceedings. AMIA Symposium, 1145.
Willis, Janese M., Jennifer M. Macri, Jessica Simo, Kevin J. Anstrom, and David F. Lobach. “Perceptions about use of a patient Internet portal among Medicaid beneficiaries.AMIA ... Annual Symposium Proceedings. AMIA Symposium, January 2006, 1145.
Willis JM, Macri JM, Simo J, Anstrom KJ, Lobach DF. Perceptions about use of a patient Internet portal among Medicaid beneficiaries. AMIA . Annual Symposium proceedings AMIA Symposium. 2006 Jan;1145.
Willis, Janese M., et al. “Perceptions about use of a patient Internet portal among Medicaid beneficiaries.AMIA ... Annual Symposium Proceedings. AMIA Symposium, Jan. 2006, p. 1145.
Willis JM, Macri JM, Simo J, Anstrom KJ, Lobach DF. Perceptions about use of a patient Internet portal among Medicaid beneficiaries. AMIA . Annual Symposium proceedings AMIA Symposium. 2006 Jan;1145.

Published In

AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium

EISSN

1942-597X

Publication Date

January 2006

Start / End Page

1145

Related Subject Headings

  • Pilot Projects
  • North Carolina
  • Medicaid
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Internet
  • Humans
  • Data Collection