Longwoods Blog

Vol.7 No.18 | September 1, 2010

FACTS and STATS

American patients are worried about not being able to access their own medical records when needed, according to a survey conducted by GfK Roper for Practice Fusion, the free, U.S. web-based Electronic Health Record company. Concern about access outweighed worries about inaccuracy, theft, accidental destruction, ER availability or referral of personal medical records.

Top patient medical record worries:

  • 27.6% – I won’t be able to access my own records when I need them
  • 19.2% – My records will contain inaccurate or outdated information
  • 16.0% – My records will be stolen or used fraudulently
  • 13.1% – My records will be lost or destroyed by accident
  • 12.2% – My records won’t be accessible to an emergency room
  • 11.9% – My records won’t carry over to a new doctor

Other survey findings:

  • Men were more concerned about inaccurate or outdated records than women (22.4% vs. 16.3%).
  • Concern about record availability in an emergency room increases significantly with age (2.9%for patients 18-24 vs. 21.4% for patients 65+).
  • Inability to access medical records remained consistent as the top concern across all patient income levels, genders and regions.

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Source: Survey – Patients Report Inability to Access Own Medical Records as Top Concern

Date: August 17, 2010

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