Journal article
Is Canada ready for patient accessible electronic health records? A national scan
Abstract
BackgroundAccess to personal health information through the electronic health record (EHR) is an innovative means to enable people to be active participants in their own health care. Currently this is not an available option for consumers of health. The absence of a key technology, the EHR, is a significant obstacle to providing patient accessible electronic records. To assess the readiness for the implementation and adoption of EHRs in Canada, …
Authors
Urowitz S; Wiljer D; Apatu E; Eysenbach G; DeLenardo C; Harth T; Pai H; Leonard KJ
Journal
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, Vol. 8, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2008
DOI
10.1186/1472-6947-8-33
ISSN
1472-6947