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The major shortcoming of most patient portals is their linkage to a single health organization. If a patient uses more than one organization for healthcare, the patient typically needs to log on to each organization's portal to access information. This results in a fragmented view of individual patient data. [3]
The goal of the HIE is to deliver the right health information to the right place at the right time – providing safer, timelier, efficient, effective, equitable, patient centered care. In doing so, CRISP offers a suite of tools aimed at improving the facilitation of care for their service region's providers.
A 2011 study of European e-patients found that they tended to be "inquisitive and autonomous" and that they noted that the number of e-patients in Europe appeared to be rising. [13] A 2012 study found that e-patients uploading videos about their health experienced a loss of privacy, but also positive benefits from social support. [14]
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PatientsLikeMe launched its first online community for ALS patients in 2006. [7] From there, the company began adding other communities for other life-changing conditions, including multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson's disease, fibromyalgia, HIV, chronic fatigue syndrome, mood disorders, epilepsy, [8] organ transplantation, progressive supranuclear palsy, multiple system atrophy, and Devic's ...
Patient First was established in 1981 [3] and currently has 79 locations in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Patient First is a privately owned company that has never been affiliated with FPA Medical Management or USA Healthnet. Majority of insurance plans are accepted at Patient First for walk-in patients.
ERMA is Wellpath's electronic record management system that optimizes patient care within various facilities. ERMA maintains records of all interactions between health care providers and the patients. [15] Medicated Assisted Treatment (MAT) The MAT program is dedicated to combating substance abuse within Wellpath's patient populations.
Through its more than 80 disease-specific financial assistance programs, PAN serves well over 100,000 patients each year from every US state and territory. [4] Without the PAN Foundation’s support, these patients would have faced impossible choices—with many simply going without their life-saving treatment.