Does Health-IT Improve People Centered Care?

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2020 Jun 16:270:956-960. doi: 10.3233/SHTI200303.

Abstract

Patient involvement can be supported in many ways, some of these through health IT (HIT). Health care practice is changing with digitalization and technologies that patients can use to generate data outside the formal health facilities are growing. Inequality affect citizens ability to participate. There is a need to be mindful of the perceptions and the willingness of citizens and the health care professionals to meet this change. Selected data from two Danish surveys, highlight the citizens and health care professional's perspective on health IT. From the analysis emerge central considerations on what to be aware of in the future development of HIT.

Keywords: Citizens; Clinicians; Equality; Survey; eHealth.

MeSH terms

  • Health Personnel
  • Humans
  • Medical Informatics*
  • Patient Participation
  • Surveys and Questionnaires