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HIV/AIDS care

The urban underserved: attitudes towards gaining full access to electronic medical records.

BACKGROUND:
As the use of electronic medical records (EMRs) spreads, health-care organizations are increasingly offering patients online access to their medical records. Studies evaluating patient attitudes towards viewing elements of their records through secure, electronic patient portals have generally not included medically underserved patients or those with HIV/AIDS. The goal of this study was to gain insight into such patients’ attitudes towards online access to their medical records, including their doctors’ visit notes.

METHODS:
Qualitative study of four focus groups with adult patients in general adult medicine and HIV clinics at a large county hospital. Transcripts were analysed for themes using an immersion/crystallization approach.

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Tagged With: HIV/AIDS care, Jan Walker, Joann Elmore, Natalia Oster, patient access, patient-doctor relationship, S Dhanireddy, Tom Delbanco, vulnerable populations

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