Patient Perceptions of a Personal Health Record: A Test of the Diffusion of Innovation Model

• Main Authors: Emani, Srinivas (Author), Yamin, Cyrus K (Author), Peters, Ellen (Author), Karson, Andrew S (Author), Lipsitz, Stuart R (Author), Wald, Jonathan S (Author), Williams, Deborah H (Author), Bates, David W (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2012-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundPersonal health records (PHRs) have emerged as an important tool with which patients can electronically communicate with their doctors and doctor's offices. However, there is a lack of theoretical and empirical research on how patients perceive the PHR and the differences in perceptio...