This outweighed other concerns about their medical records being inaccurate or outdated, stolen, used fraudulently, lost or destroyed in an accident or inaccessible to an emergency room. The least of surveyed patients’ concerns was medical records not being carried over to a new physician.
Inability to access medical records remained consistent as a top concern across all patient income levels, genders and regions, according to survey findings.
Read the Practice Fusion news release about patients reporting their concerns.
Read other coverage on healthcare information technology:
– Report Suggests EHRs Only Provide One-Third of Quality Data Requirements for Meaningful Use
– Older Physicians Struggle Over Whether to Adopt EMR
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