Despite the great advances in the field of electronic health records (EHRs) over the past 25
years, implementation and adoption challenges persist, and the benefits realized remain …

Background Electronic health records (EHRs) are increasingly implemented internationally,
whereas digital sharing of EHRs with service users (SUs) is a relatively new practice …

Importance Negative attitudes toward patients can adversely impact health care quality and
contribute to health disparities. Stigmatizing language written in a patient's medical record …

Importance As health information transparency increases, patients more often seek their
health data. More than 44 million patients in the US can now readily access their ambulatory …

Importance The 21st Century Cures Act Final Rule mandates the immediate electronic
availability of test results to patients, likely empowering them to better manage their health …

Background Although many surveys have been conducted on patients accessing their own
health records in recent years, there is a limited amount of nationwide cross-country data …

Importance The 21st Century Cures Act of 2016 requires that patients be given electronic
access to all the information in their electronic medical records. The regulations for …

Background Sharing outpatient notes with patients may bring clinically important benefits,
but notes may sometimes cause patients to feel judged or offended, and thereby reduce …

Background Ongoing efforts worldwide to provide patients with patient-accessible electronic
health records (PAEHRs) have led to variability in adolescent and parental access across …

Background The electronic health record (EHR) has been fully established in all Norwegian
hospitals. Patient-accessible electronic health records (PAEHRs) are available to citizens …