Health Care Professionals' Perspectives on the Secondary Use of Health Records to Improve Quality and Safety of Care in England: Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health care professionals (HCPs) are often patients' first point of contact in what concerns the communication of the purposes, benefits, and risks of sharing electronic health records (EHRs) for nondirect care purposes. Their engagement is fundamental to ensure patients' buy-in and a successful implementation of health care data sharing schemes. However, their views on this subject are seldom evaluated.

Objective

This study aimed to explore HCPs' perspectives on the secondary uses of health care data in England. Specifically, we aimed to assess their knowledge on its purposes and the main concerns about data sharing processes.

Methods

A total of 30 interviews were conducted between March 27, 2017, and April 7, 2017, using a Web-based interview platform and

SUBMITTER: Neves AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6787532 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature