In New York City, there has been a study done that shows about 56 million patients having access to their medical records (that is updated by the physician) through an electronic health record (EHR) systems. Even though many patients are embracing this new form of getting their records, I wouldn't want to have it in a system. For the patients who aren't very well experience with how a computer works or how to access their information or speak a different language that the website offers can hinder a patients trust with a physician and can make a patient not wanting to seek out for help from their physicians because they don't want to feel embarrassed about their lack of skills. Even though it seems like a great idea to have your medical information at your finger tips at any moment in time, I would rather not have more information about me on the internet. I want to try to stay as private as can be.
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