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Americans Overwhelmingly Believe Electronic Personal Health Records Could Improve Their Health
Publication Date: June 2008
Publisher(s): John and Mary R. Markle Foundation
Author(s): Connecting for Health
Funder(s): John and Mary R. Markle Foundation
Funder(s): John and Mary R. Markle Foundation
Series: Policy Perspective Briefs
Special Collection: John and Mary R. Markle Foundation
Topic: Health (Health services administration)
Media, telecommunications, and information (Information policy)
Keywords: Health Information Technology; Personal Health Records; Consumer survey
Type: Brief
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
A national survey to explore consumer perceptions about personal health records, and to measure perceptions of the importance of privacy practices in consumers’ decision to adopt such services. The results documented firm attitudes in a majority of adults surveyed regarding privacy practices in the unfolding world of online PHR services.