The survey polls medical students on their opinion of training, technology and industry challenges. Here are five points on patient record sharing from the survey.
• 96 percent of respondents believe improving the ability of EHRs to access patient data from other systems is important to patient care
• 87 percent of students support the creation of a universal patient record
• The majority of respondents think fragmented care is the top safety risk for patients today
• 44 percent of respondents are concerned about the ability to easily share patient data within a hospital or practice
• 73 percent of respondents are worried about the ability to share patient information across unaffiliated practices
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