Majority of Patients Believe Benefits of Accessing Medical Records Online Outweigh Privacy Risks, Study Finds

A new study from Accenture, a management consulting and technology services firm, has found 51 percent of patients with chronic health conditions believe the benefits of accessing their medical records online outweighs the privacy risks.

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The study also made the following findings:

  • The vast majority (87 percent) of patients with chronic conditions believe it is important to have control over their health information.

  •  55 percent of patients with chronic conditions believe they have little to no control over their health information. 

  • 69 percent of patients with chronic conditions believe having access to health data is a right and they want access to all of their information.

For the study, Accenture surveyed 10,730 individuals from 10 countries including healthy consumers and those who self-reported they were chronically ill.

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