@inproceedings{890fc3c029624313856898e60c3a8890,
title = "A personal health network for chemotherapy care coordination: Evaluation of usability among patients",
abstract = "Cancer is a top concern globally. Cancer care suffers from lack of coordination, silos of information, and high cost. Interest is emerging in personcentered technology to assist with coordination to address these challenges. This study evaluates the usability of the {"}personal health network{"} (PHN), a novel solution leveraging social networking and mobile technologies, among individuals undergoing chemotherapy and receiving care coordination. Early results from interviews of 12 participants in a randomized pragmatic trial suggest that they feel more connected to the healthcare team using the PHN, find value in access to the patient education library, and are better equipped to organize the many activities that occur during chemotherapy. Improvements are needed in navigation, connectivity, and integration with electronic health records. Findings contribute to improvements in the PHN and informs a roadmap for potentially greater impact in technology-enabled cancer care coordination.",
keywords = "Care coordination, Chemotherapy, Mobile technology, Oncology, Person-centered, Social network",
author = "Kim, {Katherine K} and Bell, {Janice F} and Bold, {Richard J} and Andra Davis and Victoria Ngo and Reed, {Sarah C.} and Joseph, {Jill G}",
year = "2016",
doi = "10.3233/978-1-61499-658-3-232",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "225",
series = "Studies in Health Technology and Informatics",
publisher = "IOS Press",
pages = "232--236",
booktitle = "Nursing Informatics 2016 - eHealth for All: Every Level Collaboration - From Project to Realization",
note = "13th International Conference on Nursing Informatics, NI 2016 ; Conference date: 25-06-2016 Through 29-06-2016",
}