decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2019 Issue 6 (June)
Health records access increases — but poorer, less educated patients lag
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Article Overview
This article reviews survey-based findings on how often patients are offered access to their medical records and how often they accept that access, with attention to differences across gender, income, education, and chronic condition status. It is relevant to readers tracking patient engagement, health information access, and population disparities, and it references the National Cancer Institute’s HINTS data as interpreted by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
Why This Topic Matters
Understanding which patient groups are less likely to be offered or to use record-access opportunities can help health care organizations, policy teams, and patient engagement stakeholders identify access gaps and communication barriers.
What You Will Learn
- How national survey data are being used to describe patient access to health records
- Which broad demographic groups appear to experience differences in being offered access
- How record-access patterns vary across income, education, gender, and chronic condition status
- How federal health information organizations frame disparities in patient access to records
Who Should Read This
- Health information management professionals
- Patient access and engagement teams
- Health policy readers
- Medical practice administrators
- Health IT stakeholders
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