Patient Preferences in Controlling Access to Their Electronic Health Records: a Prospective Cohort Study in Primary Care

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 25-30

  Schwartz, Peter H ^a,b   Caine, Kelly ^c,d   Alpert, Sheri A ^a,b,c   Meslin, Eric M ^a,b,c   Carroll, Aaron E ^a   Tierney, William M ^a,e  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Indiana University   (United States)

^c Center for Law   (United States)

^d Clemson University   (United States)

^e REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic health records; Fair information practices; Patient preferences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENTIALITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADOLESCENT; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANA; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925496854     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-014-3054-z     Document Type: Article

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