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Six Survey Results on Physician and Patient Views on EHR vs Paper Records
Submitted by Clive Riddle on Thu, 11/03/2011 - 09:47
- 54% of Physicians viewed EHRs as safer compared to 18% for Paper Records
- 47% of Patients viewed Paper Records as safer compared to 39% for EHRs
- Of Physicians viewing EHRs as safer, access to records when needed was their top listed benefit (63%)
- Of Physicians viewing paper charts as safer, believed that paper is more secure listed their top reason as less likely to be hacked or lost (36%)
- Of patients who said EHRs were safer, 77% strongly agree that being able to access records when needed is the greatest benefit
- Of patients who said paper charts were safer, 59% agree or strongly agree that paper records are the more private option and allow for more control over who sees those records
Source: Practive Fusion Press Release, November 2, 2011: Physicians Believe EHRs are Safer than Paper Records, Patients Evenly Split
Source URL: http://www.practicefusion.com/pages/pr/EHR-systems-safer-tha...
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