The benefits and harms of open notes in mental health: A Delphi survey of international experts.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

As of April 5, 2021, as part of the 21st Century Cures Act, new federal rules in the U.S. mandate that providers offer patients access to their online clinical records.

Objective

To solicit the view of an international panel of experts on the effects on mental health patients, including possible benefits and harms, of accessing their clinical notes.

Design

An online 3-round Delphi poll.

Setting

Online.

Participants

International experts identified as clinicians, chief medical information officers, patient advocates, and informaticians with extensive experience and/or research knowledge about patient access to mental health notes.

Main outcomes, and measures

An expert-generated consensus on the benefits and risks of sharing mental health

SUBMITTER: Blease C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8513879 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature