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N/A N=60 Randomized Health Services Research

Use of the My HealtheVet for Health Information Sharing

Chronic Illness

Enrolled (actual)
60
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jan 2016
Primary outcome: Primary: Percentage of Participants Who Brought Their VA Information From My HealtheVet to Their Visit With Their Non-VA Provider — 90; 6 Percentage of Participants — p=<0.001

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
My HealtheVet Training (Behavioral); Internet Skills Training (Other)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
VA Office of Research and Development
Primary completion
Sep 2014

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Percentage of Participants Who Brought Their VA Information From My HealtheVet to Their Visit With Their Non-VA Provider
90; 6 <0.001 sig
SECONDARY
Proportion of Total Number of Unique Medications Discrepant Between VA and Non-VA Medication Lists
0.49; 0.44 0.73
SECONDARY
Proportion of Participants Who Received One or More Duplicate Laboratory Tests in the Non-VA Provider Visit.
0; 27 0.02 sig

Summary

This study aims to conduct a pilot of an intervention to improve care coordination between VA and non-VA providers using the Department of Veteran's Affairs' (VA) personal health record, My HealtheVet (MHV). Participants will be randomized to receive either training on 1) how to use My HealtheVet to share VA health information or 2) training on how to how to search the Internet for health information and decide which Internet sites have good quality information. The investigators predict that Veterans who receive the My HealtheVet training will have fewer medication errors and duplication of services between the VA and outside providers.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Upcoming Non-VA provider appointment
  • Take 5 or more prescribed medications
  • Have or obtain a My HealtheVet premium account
  • Access to computer, printer, & Internet to complete study protocol

Exclusion Criteria

  • No non-VA provider or upcoming appointment
  • Less than 5 medications
  • No premium MHV account
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01955005). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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