The Norwegian National Summary Care Record: a qualitative analysis of doctors' use of and trust in shared patient information.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This paper explores Norwegian doctors' use of and experiences with a national tool for sharing core patient health information. The summary care record (SCR; the Kjernejournal in Norwegian) is the first national system for sharing patient information among the various levels and institutions of health care throughout the country. The health authorities have invested heavily in the development, implementation and deployment of this tool, and as of 2017 all Norwegian citizens have a personalised SCR. However, as there remains limited knowledge about health professionals' use of, experiences with and opinions regarding this new tool, the purpose of this study was to explore doctors' direct SCR experiences.

Methods

We conducted 25 in-depth interviews with 10 doctors f

SUBMITTER: Dyb K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5889579 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature