Information Age Health Care: How Valuable Do Patients in Paper-Based Practices Consider a Transition to EHRs?

How Valuable Do Patients in Paper-Based Practices Consider a Transition to EHRs?

Among patients whose physicians use paper health records, about 73% said they would find it very valuable or somewhat valuable if their physician adopted an electronic health record system, while about 28% said they would find it not very valuable or not valuable at all, according to a National Partnership for Women & Families survey conducted by Harris Interactive. More

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patient safety should trump all other values; corporate concerns about liability and intellectual property ownership may be valid but should not over-ride all other considerations;
transparency and a commitment to patient safety should govern vendor contracts;
institutions are duty-bound to provide ethics education to purchasers and users, and should commit publicly to standards of corporate conduct; and
vendors, system purchasers, and users should encourage and assist in each others’ efforts to adopt best practices.

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