Study: Patients Want To Maintain Control Over Their EHR Information

Patients want to maintain some control over the privacy of their electronic health records, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, Clinical Innovation & Technology reports.For the study, researchers recruited 30 patients with an average age of 45. The researchers asked the patients to list what elements of their EHR data they would be willing to share and with whom.The study found that all surveyed patients wanted some level of control over their health data, particularly those patients who had sensitive health information.Researchers found that more than 75% of surveyed patients were willing

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