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Once a patient's medical records are on line, the patient can grant access to those records to other healthcare providers, or anyone else, using a secure password. Is that beneficial for patients' health care?
#Response DateOther (please specify)
1.11/14/2007 4:49:00 PMhipaa
2.11/14/2007 5:19:00 PMit will likely lend itself to drug promotion etc
3.11/14/2007 8:49:00 PMThere need to be secure ways of identifying &quot;anyone else&quot; so that someone that a passive or otherwise less than self protective patient is not taken advantage of. On the oterhand the nearest relative or designated significant other in an INTACT RELATIONSHIP designated as patient's Proxy should be able to have appropriate access to the medical records.
4.11/15/2007 1:37:00 AMsee 6 answer
5.11/15/2007 4:29:00 PMHelpful in theory, but dependent on hwo much information patient elects to include. Incomplete data could be misleading.
6.11/19/2007 2:00:00 PMNot sure that I see the benefit.
7.11/20/2007 5:36:00 AMProbably yes but once again needs more discussion in Canada
8.11/20/2007 3:14:00 PMquestionable
9.11/20/2007 8:39:00 PMYes but it raises concerns regarding privacy
10.11/22/2007 5:40:00 PMnot sure
11.11/22/2007 6:28:00 PMPossibly. It has not been demonstrated that patients individually have the ability to a) pick the appropriate provider; and b) not be influenced by quack or &quot;Internet&quot; pseudo-medicine.
12.11/22/2007 6:37:00 PMif it is organized so that information is easily found
13.11/22/2007 7:20:00 PMmaybe.. it would depend on the needs of the patient and if the data is secure and available at all times to MD and others
14.11/22/2007 8:40:00 PMAgain. Enterpirse capability already exists here.
15.11/22/2007 9:36:00 PMmy concern is security in this case and possibly increased liability for physicians due to patient misinterpretation of their records
16.11/22/2007 11:37:00 PMMay or may not be - see answer 6
17.11/23/2007 12:24:00 AMIn exceptional circumstances
18.11/23/2007 12:29:00 AMPotentially yes--so long as the information present is a complete and accurate record.
19.11/23/2007 12:48:00 AMcould be
20.11/23/2007 12:49:00 AMIf the patient is well versed in the uses this information may be put to it could be fine, if not, disastrous
21.11/23/2007 1:15:00 AMWe already provide this service
22.11/23/2007 1:20:00 AMyes
23.11/23/2007 7:34:00 AMOnly if it will work on other EMRs and not Microsofts proprietary, expensive, and unreliable software
24.11/23/2007 3:57:00 PMUse of the secure password can be secondarily proliforated if the patient does not use extreme care in distributing it.
25.11/23/2007 5:01:00 PMPossibly, but need more information on security and how information could be used
26.11/23/2007 6:00:00 PMYes
27.11/23/2007 7:30:00 PMProvided that his/her &quot;selectivity&quot; is not misleading
28.11/23/2007 9:05:00 PMwhat about psychiatric records? And can governmnet or insurance get access?
29.11/23/2007 10:59:00 PMyes, for access by other health care providers, but not necessarily for &quot;anyone else.&quot;
30.11/24/2007 12:15:00 AMAlthough, my patients are often non-responsive, and would not be able to give password.
31.11/24/2007 12:49:00 AMas long as the website cannot be broken into
32.11/24/2007 3:20:00 PMyes and no; could b a setup for unauthorized use.
33.11/24/2007 4:48:00 PMcould be.
34.11/25/2007 1:37:00 AMSee my response to #6. It is helpful but cannot be assumed complete and critical info would need to be directly verified.
35.11/25/2007 1:35:00 PMThat leaves the partint open to anyone getting access.
36.11/26/2007 1:59:00 AMpossibly
37.11/26/2007 2:28:00 PMConcerned for security and files get into unwanted sources
38.11/26/2007 3:09:00 PMit would make sharing of medical records between doctors much simpler
39.11/27/2007 1:16:00 AMif they are secure and compliant with HIPPA
40.11/27/2007 3:55:00 AMNot sure. Patient might edit the information; physician may make error that gets replicated.