Use of My HealtheVet patient web portal among veterans seen for diabetes mellitus at a medical center in the southeastern United States

摘要

BackgroundAn increasing number of studies have examined the use of information technology to improve diabetes care and patient self-management. The goal of the current study was to determine the number of veterans seen for diabetes at a large medical center in the southeastern region of the U.S. and to examine whether they had registered for VA’s My HealtheVet patient web portal according to selected characteristics.