Consumer Access to Healthcare Information

Instructions                   

Assignment:  Discussion Board

• Post a 2-page discussion for the article below
• Include in your discussion the topics listed below
• *** PLEASE include a personal experience or anecdote***        

Review and discuss the following article below addressing the digital divide. Speak to the following points in your response post: 

1. What barrier(s) do you see standing in the way of a consumer’s use of health information or access to healthcare information? 
2. Can you suggest any potential solutions to the article’s identified issues? 
3. Feel free to share your personal experiences and/or use other published sources in your post response.  

• Pushpangadan, S., & Seckman, C. (2015). Consumer Perspective on Personal Health Records: A Review of the Literature. Online Journal Of Nursing Informatics, 19(1), 2.
  • https://www.himss.org/resources/consumer-perspective-personal-health-records-review-literature (Links to an external site.) 

Textbook

McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. (2022). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge. ​Jones & Bartlett Publishers.