Abstract
Electronic health (e-health) services have become increasingly important as a method to improve access to health care, including online renewal of prescription medications and making appointments. Healthy People 2020 includes objectives related to e-health to improve population health outcomes and to reduce health disparities, particularly to improve shared decision-making processes between patients and health care professionals (1). E-health services have been encouraged as part of the strategy to improve diabetes care and prevention (2,3). The adoption of these services among health care professionals has improved the quality and efficiency of care (4). However, e-health services may be underutilized among patients with diabetes. While research related to e-health services has been conducted in clinical and managed care settings (5), there are no national population estimates or trends for the utilization of e-health …
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.