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Home Research Research Library Digital health needs for implementing high-quality primary care: recommendations from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Digital health needs for implementing high-quality primary care: recommendations from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2021 Author(s) Krist, Alex H, Phillips, Robert L, Leykum, Luci K, and Olmedo, Benjamin Topic(s) Role of Primary Care, and Achieving Health System Goals Keyword(s) Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH), Quality Of Care, and Teams Volume Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association Source Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee developed a plan to implement high-quality primary care. One of the 5 key objectives was designing information technology that serves the patient, family, and interprofessional care team. The committee defined high-quality primary care as the provision of whole person, integrated, accessible, and equitable healthcare by interprofessional teams who are accountable for addressing most of an individual’s health across settings and through sustained relationships. The committee recommended 2 essential actions for digital health. The first action is developing the next phase of digital health certification standards that support relationship-based, continuous, person-centered care; simplify user experience; ensure equitable access; and hold vendors accountable. Second, the committee recommended adopting a comprehensive aggregate patient data system usable by any certified digital health tool. This article reviews primary care’s digital health needs and describes successful digital health for primary care. ABFM Research Read all 2016 Solo and Small Practices: A Vital, Diverse Part of Primary Care Go to Solo and Small Practices: A Vital, Diverse Part of Primary Care 2021 Lower Likelihood of Burnout Among Family Physicians From Underrepresented Racial-Ethnic Groups Go to Lower Likelihood of Burnout Among Family Physicians From Underrepresented Racial-Ethnic Groups 2016 Reducing Burden, Assuring Competence, Improving Quality, and Enhancing Professionalism: How Can Abfm Contribute to All? Go to Reducing Burden, Assuring Competence, Improving Quality, and Enhancing Professionalism: How Can Abfm Contribute to All? 2013 The redistribution of graduate medical education positions in 2005 failed to boost primary care or rural training Go to The redistribution of graduate medical education positions in 2005 failed to boost primary care or rural training
Author(s) Krist, Alex H, Phillips, Robert L, Leykum, Luci K, and Olmedo, Benjamin Topic(s) Role of Primary Care, and Achieving Health System Goals Keyword(s) Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH), Quality Of Care, and Teams Volume Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association Source Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
ABFM Research Read all 2016 Solo and Small Practices: A Vital, Diverse Part of Primary Care Go to Solo and Small Practices: A Vital, Diverse Part of Primary Care 2021 Lower Likelihood of Burnout Among Family Physicians From Underrepresented Racial-Ethnic Groups Go to Lower Likelihood of Burnout Among Family Physicians From Underrepresented Racial-Ethnic Groups 2016 Reducing Burden, Assuring Competence, Improving Quality, and Enhancing Professionalism: How Can Abfm Contribute to All? Go to Reducing Burden, Assuring Competence, Improving Quality, and Enhancing Professionalism: How Can Abfm Contribute to All? 2013 The redistribution of graduate medical education positions in 2005 failed to boost primary care or rural training Go to The redistribution of graduate medical education positions in 2005 failed to boost primary care or rural training
2016 Solo and Small Practices: A Vital, Diverse Part of Primary Care Go to Solo and Small Practices: A Vital, Diverse Part of Primary Care
2021 Lower Likelihood of Burnout Among Family Physicians From Underrepresented Racial-Ethnic Groups Go to Lower Likelihood of Burnout Among Family Physicians From Underrepresented Racial-Ethnic Groups
2016 Reducing Burden, Assuring Competence, Improving Quality, and Enhancing Professionalism: How Can Abfm Contribute to All? Go to Reducing Burden, Assuring Competence, Improving Quality, and Enhancing Professionalism: How Can Abfm Contribute to All?
2013 The redistribution of graduate medical education positions in 2005 failed to boost primary care or rural training Go to The redistribution of graduate medical education positions in 2005 failed to boost primary care or rural training
