[Med-privacy] EMRs

[peter marshall]

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Examining the Safety of Electronic Personal Health Records
According to an article in this week?s BMJ, more research must=20
be=A0carried out before there is=A0proof that electronic personal health=20=

records are safe and effective,

NHS HealthSpace is a secure online personal health organiser available=20=

to all patients in England. Patients will in the future be able to=20
access their NHS Summary Care Record via HealthSpace, making it the=20
world?s first fully national example of ePHR.

The authors say that this technology has many benefits, including=20
empowering patients through enhanced information and shared decision=20
making; increasing patient safety through exposing record errors;=20
reducing unnecessary consultations; and overcoming geographical=20
boundaries to patient care.

However, challenges still exist over security and standardising the=20
different systems, they warn, and health professionals and patients=20
should be involved at all stages of design, development and=20
implementation of the technology.

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personal health organiser available to all patients in England.
Patients will in the future be able to access their NHS Summary Care
Record via HealthSpace, making it the world?s first fully national
example of ePHR.


The authors say that this technology has many benefits, including
empowering patients through enhanced information and shared decision
making; increasing patient safety through exposing record errors;
reducing unnecessary consultations; and overcoming geographical
boundaries to patient care.


However, challenges still exist over security and standardising the
different systems, they warn, and health professionals and patients
should be involved at all stages of design, development and
implementation of the technology.


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