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Patient-controlled Access to Electronic Medical Records

Author: Rob Macmillan
Published: April 10, 2015
Category: Privacy
Tags: privacypatient empowerment

Patient-controlled access to Electronic Medical Records

In this real-world trial conducted by the Regenstrief Institute, 49 percent of the 105 patients who participated elected to withhold information contained in their medical record from some or all of their health care providers. Patients strongly desired such control, while their providers had mixed reactions.

Patient-controlled access to Electronic Medical Records