53% of patients can't access full health data from computer
Although more and more physicians have adopted an EHR, more than half of patients still are unable to access their full health records on a computer, according to a HealthMine survey.
The survey gathered responses from 502 U.S. consumers on their ability to access their health data online. While 53 percent said they can't access all their information, 74 percent said having easy electronic access to this information would improve their health knowledge and improve communication with their physicians.
What's more, three in 10 respondents said they have had trouble accessing their health data when they needed it. Thirty-two percent have had difficulty accessing their record, 29 percent have had difficulty accessing their lab record and 25 percent have had difficulty accessing their prescription history.
"We should be long beyond the days where one doctor holds the chart and we don't get to see it — but we're not," said Bryce Williams, president and CEO of HealthMine. "Sitting in the driver's seat of health requires transparency of health data. Consumers must be able to see the road, the potholes, the landmarks. Having access to complete health information is essential to managing health and healthcare dollars — and every consumer should have it."
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