Seven in 10 hospitals provided their patients with the ability to view, download, and transmit their health information electronically in 2015, a seven-fold increase from 2013, according to a report released from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. About three-quarters of hospitals enabled patients to request an amendment to their health data, offered patients the ability to electronically pay their bills, and more than one-third enabled patients to submit patient-generated data, a three-fold increase from 2013.
The report can be accessed at http://dashboard.healthit.gov/evaluations/data-briefs/hospitals-patient-engagement-electronic-capabilities-2015.php.