Experiences and opinions of general practitioners with patient online record access: an online survey in England.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the experiences and opinions of general practitioners (GPs) in England regarding patients having access to their full online GP health records.

Design

Convenience sample, online survey.

Participants

400 registered GPs in England.

Main outcome measures

Investigators measured GPs' experiences and opinions about online record access (ORA), including patient care and their practice.

Results

A total of 400 GPs from all regions of England responded. A minority (130, 33%) believed ORA was a good idea. Most GPs believed a majority of patients would worry more (364, 91%) or find their GP records more confusing than helpful (338, 85%). Most GPs believed a majority of patients would find significant errors in their records (240, 60%), would be

SUBMITTER: Blease CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10806584 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature