Impact of providing patients access to electronic health records on quality and safety of care: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the impact of sharing electronic health records (EHRs) with patients and map it across six domains of quality of care (ie, patient-centredness, effectiveness, efficiency, timeliness, equity and safety).

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data sources

CINAHL, Cochrane, Embase, HMIC, Medline/PubMed and PsycINFO, from 1997 to 2017.

Eligibility criteria

Randomised trials focusing on adult subjects, testing an intervention consisting of sharing EHRs with patients, and with an outcome in one of the six domains of quality of care.

Data analysis

The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines were followed. Title and abstract screening were performed by two pairs of investigators and assessed using

SUBMITTER: Neves AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7785164 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature