Determinants of consent for electronic health information exchange: an observational retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sharing of patient electronic health record (EHR) data between healthcare providers can enhance quality and efficiency of healthcare provision, and patient safety. Health information exchange is allowed only with explicit patient consent. In the Netherlands, patient consent and the exchange of information is organized nationally. Consent status is recorded routinely in general practice EHRs. This study examines how various characteristics at the individual and general practice level influence this consent for electronic health information exchange (HIE).

Methods

Routine EHR data from general practices and out-of-hours primary care services participating in the Nivel Primary Care Database were analysed for the period 2017-2019, just before the coronavirus disease 2

SUBMITTER: Keuper J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12333170 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature