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Patient perspectives on a personally controlled electronic health record used in regional Australia: ‘I can be like my own doctor’

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posted on 2024-05-30, 15:17 authored by Lisa HannaLisa Hanna, Stephen GillStephen Gill, L Newstead, M Hawkins, RH Osborne
Background: Personally controlled electronic health records (PCEHRs) are being implemented throughout Australia; yet few studies have investigated patients’ experiences of using a PCEHR. Aim: To explore patients’ experiences and perspectives of using a locally developed PCEHR implemented in an Australian health service. Method: Twelve patients completed individual semi-structured telephone interviews, which underwent inductive analysis. Results: Participants described two main interdependent advantages of PCEHRs: improved quality of healthcare through better information sharing and enhanced patient capacity for self-management. To realise these advantages, widespread acceptance and use of PCEHRs by healthcare providers is required, and PCEHRs need to be simple to use and accessible. Conclusion: PCEHRs can produce tangible benefits for patients. However, maximum benefits will be realised when PCEHRs contain a complete collection of relevant health information and are carefully designed for easy use.

History

Journal

Health Information Management Journal

Volume

46

Pagination

42-48

Location

Australia

ISSN

1833-3583

eISSN

1833-3575

Language

English

Publication classification

C Journal article, C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2016, The Authors

Issue

1

Publisher

SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC