Health Care Personnel Perception of the Privacy of Electronic Health Records

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• Personal Author:
  Green-McKenzie J ; Saberi P ; Saito K ; Shofer F
• Description:
  Health care facilities are increasingly converting paper medical records to electronic health records. This study investigates the perception of privacy health care personnel have of electronic health records. Methods: A pilot tested, anonymous survey was administered to a convenience sample of health care personnel. Standard summary statistics and Chi-square analysis were used to assess differences in perception. Results: Of the 93% (96/103) who responded, 65% were female and 43% white. The mean age was 44.3 years. Most (94%) felt that Medical Record privacy was important and one-third reported they would not seek care at their workplace if Electronic Health Records were used. Conclusion: Efforts to assure and communicate the integrity of electronic health records are essential toward reducing deterrents for health care personnel to access geographically convenient and timely health care. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Delivery Of Health Care Demography Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Demographic Characteristics Electronic Health Records Health-care-facilities Health Care Health Care Personnel Information Processing Information Retrieval Systems Information Systems Medical Care Medical Facilities Medical Records Recordkeeping Records Management Statistical Analysis

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  59
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049905
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2017 Jun; 59(6):535-538
• Contact Point Address:
  Judith Green-McKenzie, MD, MPH, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ground Floor Silverstein, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283
• Email:
  Judith.mckenzie@Uphs.upenn.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Performing Organization:
  University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:accb611a4d11d10c2ac93dee0c90184ddfd3b30dd83ef718bf67d766358d169cc6b3c6139e0703173cba19d3efd03ab561659051fd169303472cdbf5e931a5c6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210500/cdc_210500_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 131.95 KB ]