A coalition of 27 health, aging, labor and consumer organizations has released a report, the "Consumer Platform for Health IT," which they call a vision for a patient-centered health care system.
Members of the Consumer Partnership for eHealth represent 127 million individuals. The
Developers of the platform lay out numerous expectations for what a "truly" patient-centered health care system should offer, including:
- Clinical information contributed by the individual is used to provide holistic care.
- The right information is provided to the right person at the right time.
- Information is used and presented in ways that are meaningful to the individual.
- Information is exchanged privately and securely without unnecessary barriers to its use.
- Information is used to ensure fair and equitable treatment of all.
Joseph Goedert writes for Health Data Management, a SourceMedia publication.