Health Information Technology, Barriers & Drivers

Full Title: Barriers and Drivers of Health IT Use for the Elderly, Chronically Ill, and Underserved

Expected Release Date: late 2008

Key Questions*

1. In the elderly, chronically ill and medically-underserved populations, what is the current level of use of specific forms of consumer health information technology (IT)?
   1. What are the primary uses of consumer health IT?
   2. How does health IT use vary?
   3. Does use vary in settings where they have access to health IT tools?
   4. How does the level and type of health IT use for these subpopulations compare with the general population?
2. In the elderly, chronically ill and medically-underserved populations, is consumer health IT effective in improving outcomes?
   1. How does health IT effectiveness vary by subpopulation?
   2. How does health IT effectiveness differ in these subpopulations from the general population?
3. In the elderly, chronically ill and medically-underserved populations, what barriers hinder the use of consumer health IT?
   1. How do these barriers vary by subpopulation?
   2. How do these barriers vary by type of health IT application?
4. In the elderly, chronically ill and medically-underserved populations, what drivers or facilitators may stimulate or enable the use of consumer health IT?
   1. How do these drivers vary?
   2. How do these drivers or facilitators vary by type of health IT application?

*To be addressed in evidence report.

Current as of October 2007

Internet Citation:

Barriers and Drivers of Health IT Use for the Elderly, Chronically Ill, and Underserved, Clinical Focus. October 2007. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/tp/hitbartp.htm