Sara Urowitz|David Wiljer|Emma Apatu|Günther Eysenbach|Claudette DeLenardo|Tamara Harth|Howard Pai|Kevin J. Leonard
Is Canada ready for patient accessible electronic health records? A national scan
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre|University Health Network|Princess Margaret Cancer Centre|University Health Network|Princess Margaret Cancer Centre|University Health Network|University of Toronto|Grand River Hospital|Sunnybrook Health Science Centre|Health Sciences Centre|University of British Columbia|University Health Network
access personal health information electronic health record ehr innovative means enable people active participants health care currently available option consumers health absence key technology ehr significant obstacle providing patient accessible electronic records assess readiness implementation adoption ehrs canada national scan conducted determine organizational readiness willingness patient accessible electronic recordsa survey conducted chief executive officers ceos canadian public acute care hospitalstwo hundred thirteen emails sent ceos canadian general acute care hospitals 39 response rate half 542 hospitals sort ehr record predominately electronic financial resources identified important barrier providing patients access ehr divergence perceptions healthcare providers thought patients would want terms access ehr providers less willing provide access patients desire greater access full recordas use ehrs becomes commonplace organizations explore possibility responding patient needs clinical information providing access ehr best way achieve still debated