Manage Care Teams
The use case scenario lets consumers view and manage the members who are listed as being on their care team, and lets consumers direct how their health information is shared with the care team members.
Use Case Summary, Implementation Guide and Supporting Documents
About this Scenario
Today’s healthcare consumers want to be sure their health information is available to the doctors and other healthcare providers involved in their care. Medical professionals involved in a person’s care are sometimes collectively referred to as the “care team” for that patient.
A care team member for this use case scenario is defined as any medical professional or healthcare provider having an “active care relationship” with the patient. This means the care team member is actively involved in providing or coordinating for the patient and may receive health information about the patient.
Consumers need a way to identify and manage their care team members to ensure that members of their care team are receiving updates when new information is available. Consumers should be able to easily share their health information with their care team members, which in turn helps the care team be better-informed and coordinate better when caring for that patient.
“Manage Care Teams” is a scenario under the Consumer Preference Management use case.