Technology-Assisted Patient Access to Clinical Information: An Evaluation Framework for Blue Button

Timothy P Hogan   ^{1, 2} , PhD ;   Kim M Nazi   ³ , PhD ;   Tana M Luger   ^{1, 2} , MPH, PhD ;   Daniel J Amante   ² , MPH ;   Bridget M Smith   ^{4, 5} , PhD ;   Anna Barker   ¹ , BA ;   Stephanie L Shimada   ^{1, 6} , PhD ;   Julie E Volkman   ^{1, 2} , PhD ;   Lynn Garvin   ^{7, 8} , MBA ;   Steven R Simon   ^{7, 9} , MD, MPH ;   Thomas K Houston   ^{1, 2} , MD, MPH

¹ Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research (CHOIR), eHealth Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI), National eHealth QUERI Coordinating Center, Bedford, MA, United States

² Division of Health Informatics and Implementation Science, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States

³ Veterans and Consumers Health Informatics Office, Office of Informatics and Analytics, Veterans Health Administration, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC, United States

⁴ Center of Innovation for Complex Chronic Healthcare, Spinal Cord Injury Quality Enhancement Research Initiative, Hines VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States

⁵ Program in Health Services Research, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL, United States

⁶ Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States

⁷ Section of General Internal Medicine, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, United States

⁸ The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, United States

⁹ Division of General Internal Medicine and Primary Care, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States