Determinants of medical record access for an epidemiologic study.
Hospital record access is often needed for epidemiologic research. In a recent study, 26 Denver-area hospitals were contacted for permission to review records. The review process, the decision regarding access, and hospital characteristics were analyzed. Hospitals with a review committee, larger hospitals, and those which reached a decision rapidly were most likely to grant access. These results may provide guidance to investigators planning studies requiring review of hospital records.
D003120:Colorado; D004813:Epidemiology; D028741:Ethics Committees, Clinical; D028744:Ethics Committees, Research; D005260:Female; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records; D012106:Research; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms