Changes in Documentation Due to Patient Access to Electronic Health Records: Protocol for a Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Internationally, patient-accessible electronic health records (PAEHRs) are increasingly being implemented. Despite reported benefits to patients, the innovation has prompted concerns among health care professionals (HCPs), including the possibility that access incurs a "dumbing down" of clinical records. Currently, no review has investigated empirical evidence of whether and how documentation changes after introducing PAEHRs.

Objective

This paper presents the protocol for a scoping review examining potential subjective and objective changes in HCPs documentation after using PAEHRs.

Methods

This scoping review will be carried out based on the framework of Arksey and O'Malley. Several databases will be used to conduct a literature search (APA PsycInfo, CINAHL

SUBMITTER: Meier-Diedrich E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10495856 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature