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Eight in ten Canadians want online access to their personal health information. Four per cent have it.
We took those statistics as our starting point for investigating the current use of consumer health solutions, as well as enablers and barriers to their widespread adoption. Our just-published overview paper touched on what we know and don't know about issues that often come up, from what the effects are on health outcomes to whether use has equity implications.
Make no mistake — the largest challenges in implementing consumer health solutions are not technical ones, a view shared by the eight commentaries responding to our paper. (See our reflections on their responses here and users of such solutions describing their experiences here).
We welcome further discussion and debate. What do you think?
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Jennifer’s expertise as a senior strategist in health and health system improvement is instrumental in her role as Executive Vice President, leading Infoway's clinical adoption, innovation and consumer health initiatives.
