Objectives We conducted a systematic review to determine the effect of providing patients
access to their medical records (electronic or paper-based) on healthcare quality, as defined …

Background Patient accessible electronic health records (PAEHRs) enable patients to
access and manage personal clinical information that is made available to them by their …

Abstract The Health Insurance Privacy and Portability Act (HIPPA) stipulates that patients
must be permitted to review and amend their medical records. As information technology …

Patient access to their own electronic health records (EHRs) is likely to become an integral
part of healthcare systems worldwide. It has the potential to decrease the healthcare …

Background Worldwide, patient-centered care is becoming a widely used concept in
medical practice, getting more and more attention because of its proven ability to improve …

Objective To evaluate the impact of sharing electronic health records (EHRs) with patients
and map it across six domains of quality of care (ie, patient-centredness, effectiveness …

Background: Full sharing of the electronic health record with patients has been identified as
an important opportunity to engage patients in their health and health care. The My …

Background: Middle class populations have supported shared medical records, including
Internet-accessible medical records. The attitudes of lower income populations, and of …

Background In 2022, NHS England announced plans to ensure that all adult primary care
patients in England would have full online access to new data added to their general …

Background: Providing patients with access to their electronic health records offers great
promise to improve patient health and satisfaction with their care, as well to improve …