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The reluctance to take up open access medical notes has centred largely on the protection of some of the most vulnerable patients, such as those in abusive or coercive relationships (1,2).
I wonder whether these patients have comparable access to healthcare in the United States, and whether their inclusion or omission from these surveys has been commented on by the researchers?
1. Blease C, Torous J, Dong Z, et al. Patient Online Record Access in English Primary Care: Qualitative Survey Study of General Practitioners' Views. J Med Internet Res. 2023 Feb 22;25:e43496. doi: 10.2196/43496. PMID: 36811939; PMCID: PMC9996425.
2. Salisbury H. Helen Salisbury: Unintended consequences of open access to medical notes BMJ 2022; 377 :o1570 doi:10.1136/bmj.o1570
What we can't learn from US surveys
Dear Editor,
The reluctance to take up open access medical notes has centred largely on the protection of some of the most vulnerable patients, such as those in abusive or coercive relationships (1,2).
I wonder whether these patients have comparable access to healthcare in the United States, and whether their inclusion or omission from these surveys has been commented on by the researchers?
1. Blease C, Torous J, Dong Z, et al. Patient Online Record Access in English Primary Care: Qualitative Survey Study of General Practitioners' Views. J Med Internet Res. 2023 Feb 22;25:e43496. doi: 10.2196/43496. PMID: 36811939; PMCID: PMC9996425.
2. Salisbury H. Helen Salisbury: Unintended consequences of open access to medical notes BMJ 2022; 377 :o1570 doi:10.1136/bmj.o1570
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