Adoption of an Electronic Patient Record Sharing Pilot Project: Cross-Sectional Survey.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The Public Private Interface-Electronic Patient Record (PPI-ePR) system was implemented as a new electronic platform to facilitate collaboration between the public and private sectors in Hong Kong. However, its barriers to participate and benefits have not been comprehensively assessed. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to evaluate the awareness, acceptance, perceived benefits, and obstacles to participation among private doctors and the general public. METHODS:From December 2012 to January 2013, 2435 telephone interviews were performed by trained interviewers to survey randomly selected patients who were enrolled or not enrolled in the PPI-ePR system. In addition, self-administered surveys were sent by postal mail to 4229 registered doctors in Hong Kong. The questionnaires for both pa

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7171565 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature