Is Access to eHealth Records Important for Patients?--Opinions of Healthcare Personnel.
Sweden has had significant progress with the the introduction of electronic health records. A pilot county deployed in an eHealth service in 2012, giving access to health records for all of its patients. This eHealth service is, however, a controversial issue. Two surveys were conducted to discover whether healthcare professionals' opinions differ between professionals, and between staff who have had experience with patients using eHealth records and those, to date, who have had none. Experienced nurses found this eHealth service more important for the patients compared to unexperienced nurses outside the pilot county, as well as both semi-experienced physicians.
School of Business, Örebro University, Sweden.
Isabella
I
Scandurra
Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden.
Ture
T
Ålander
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006292:Health Priorities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009726:Nurses / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D033283:Patient Access to Records / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010820:Physicians / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013548:Sweden