Personal Health Records and Consumer Education

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Education of consumers about the pith falls and benefits of health records in electronic format is one of the key steps required for widespread adoption of EHR in hospitals and PHR among consumers.

Good education can help to overcome the barriers created about privacy of individual health information. This article discusses about the concerns of sharing information relating to HIV and STI testing and treatment.

Almost two thirds of HIV and sexual health clinic attendees questioned about electronic patient records (EPR) and record sharing do not want their GP informed of their visit, according to the results of a Scottish study recently published online in the journal, Sexually Transmitted Infections.

The study suggests that without substantial patient education, establishing EPR and wider record sharing may inadvertently erect barriers to HIV and STI testing and treatment, since one-in-four respondents said that they that they would be less likely to attend sexual health clinics if electronic sharing of their sexual health records occurred.

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