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January 06, 2010
Physicians, mental-health professionals may have concerns about EHR privacy.
HealthDay (12/16, Preidt) reported that, according to two studies appearing in the Jan. issue of the Journal of the American Informatics Association, "US physicians support the use of electronic medical records, but widespread concerns exist about privacy problems."
Healthcare IT News (12/16, Monegain) reported that in the first study, 16 percent of "more than 1,000 family practice and specialist physicians" revealed that "they were 'very concerned' about potential breaches of privacy, while 55 percent said they were 'somewhat concerned.'"
Another study found that 63 percent of 56 "mental health professionals" surveyed, including psychiatrists, are "less willing to record highly confidential information in an electronic record than they would on a paper record," and over 80 percent "said if they were to become a patient, they would not want their mental health records to be routinely accessed by providers."
Related Links:
- Pros and Cons of Electronic Medical Records Weighed
," Robert Preidt, HealthDay, December 16, 2009.
- Privacy breach worries still dog electronic health records," Bernie Monegain, Healthcare IT News, December 16, 2009.
Posted by admin at January 6, 2010 05:41 PM