title: Positive beliefs and privacy concerns shape the future for the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record.
abstract: The uptake of the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) has been slowly building momentum in Australia. The purpose of the PCEHR is to collect clinically important information from multiple healthcare providers to provide a secure electronic record to patients and their authorised healthcare providers that will ultimately enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare delivery. Reasons for the slow uptake of the PCEHR and future directions to improve its usefulness is discussed later.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Lehnbom
authors.affiliation: Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Douglas
authors.affiliation: Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: M A B
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Makeham
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D003469:Culture; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D033283:Patient Access to Records / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: PCEHR; electronic health record; factor anaylsis; myHealth Record; survey