The Perceptions of and Factors Associated With the Adoption of the Electronic Health Record Sharing System Among Patients and Physicians: Cross-Sectional Survey
BackgroundThe electronic health record sharing system (eHRSS) was implemented as a new health care delivery platform to facilitate two-way communication between the public and private sectors in Hong Kong. ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate the perceptions of and factors associated...
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| author | Wong, Martin CS Huang, Junjie Chan, Paul SF Lok, Veeleah Leung, Colette Wang, Jingxuan Cheung, Clement SK Wong, Wing Nam Cheung, Ngai Tseung Ho, Chung Ping Yeoh, Eng Kiong |
| author_facet | Wong, Martin CS Huang, Junjie Chan, Paul SF Lok, Veeleah Leung, Colette Wang, Jingxuan Cheung, Clement SK Wong, Wing Nam Cheung, Ngai Tseung Ho, Chung Ping Yeoh, Eng Kiong |
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| description | BackgroundThe electronic health record sharing system (eHRSS) was implemented as a new health care delivery platform to facilitate two-way communication between the public and private sectors in Hong Kong.
ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate the perceptions of and factors associated with the adoption of eHRSS among patients, the general public, and private physicians.
MethodsTelephone interviews were conducted in 2018 by using a simple random sampling strategy from a list of patients who had enrolled in the eHRSS and a territory-wide telephone directory for nonenrolled residents. We completed 2000 surveys (1000 each for enrolled and nonenrolled individuals). Private physicians completed self-administered questionnaires, including 762 valid questionnaires from 454 enrolled physicians and 308 nonenrolled physicians.
ResultsMost participants (707/1000, 70.70%) were satisfied with the overall performance of the eHRSS. Regarding registration status, most nonenrolled patients (647/1000, 64.70%) reported that “no recommendation from their physicians and family members” was the major barrier, whereas more than half of the physicians (536/1000, 53.60%) expressed concerns on “additional workload due to use of eHRSS.” A multivariate regression analysis showed that patients were more likely to register when they reported “other service providers could view the medical records” (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 6.09, 95% CI 4.87-7.63; P<.001) and “friends’ or family’s recommendation or assistance in registration” (aOR 3.51, 95% CI 2.04-6.03; P=.001). Physicians were more likely to register when they believed that the eHRSS could improve the quality of health care service (aOR 4.70, 95% CI 1.77-12.51; P=.002) and were aware that the eHRSS could reduce duplicated tests and treatments (aOR 4.16, 95% CI 1.73-9.97; P=.001).
ConclusionsIncreasing the possibility of viewing patients' personal medical record, expanding the sharable data scope for patients, and highlighting the benefits of the system for physicians could be effective to enhance the adoption of the eHRSS. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b5712fcdad0e4739b3006897fd7d64e22022-12-21T19:58:33ZengJMIR PublicationsJMIR Medical Informatics2291-96942020-05-0185e1745210.2196/17452The Perceptions of and Factors Associated With the Adoption of the Electronic Health Record Sharing System Among Patients and Physicians: Cross-Sectional SurveyWong, Martin CSHuang, JunjieChan, Paul SFLok, VeeleahLeung, ColetteWang, JingxuanCheung, Clement SKWong, Wing NamCheung, Ngai TseungHo, Chung PingYeoh, Eng KiongBackgroundThe electronic health record sharing system (eHRSS) was implemented as a new health care delivery platform to facilitate two-way communication between the public and private sectors in Hong Kong. ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate the perceptions of and factors associated with the adoption of eHRSS among patients, the general public, and private physicians. MethodsTelephone interviews were conducted in 2018 by using a simple random sampling strategy from a list of patients who had enrolled in the eHRSS and a territory-wide telephone directory for nonenrolled residents. We completed 2000 surveys (1000 each for enrolled and nonenrolled individuals). Private physicians completed self-administered questionnaires, including 762 valid questionnaires from 454 enrolled physicians and 308 nonenrolled physicians. ResultsMost participants (707/1000, 70.70%) were satisfied with the overall performance of the eHRSS. Regarding registration status, most nonenrolled patients (647/1000, 64.70%) reported that “no recommendation from their physicians and family members” was the major barrier, whereas more than half of the physicians (536/1000, 53.60%) expressed concerns on “additional workload due to use of eHRSS.” A multivariate regression analysis showed that patients were more likely to register when they reported “other service providers could view the medical records” (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 6.09, 95% CI 4.87-7.63; P<.001) and “friends’ or family’s recommendation or assistance in registration” (aOR 3.51, 95% CI 2.04-6.03; P=.001). Physicians were more likely to register when they believed that the eHRSS could improve the quality of health care service (aOR 4.70, 95% CI 1.77-12.51; P=.002) and were aware that the eHRSS could reduce duplicated tests and treatments (aOR 4.16, 95% CI 1.73-9.97; P=.001). ConclusionsIncreasing the possibility of viewing patients' personal medical record, expanding the sharable data scope for patients, and highlighting the benefits of the system for physicians could be effective to enhance the adoption of the eHRSS.http://medinform.jmir.org/2020/5/e17452/ |
| spellingShingle | Wong, Martin CS Huang, Junjie Chan, Paul SF Lok, Veeleah Leung, Colette Wang, Jingxuan Cheung, Clement SK Wong, Wing Nam Cheung, Ngai Tseung Ho, Chung Ping Yeoh, Eng Kiong The Perceptions of and Factors Associated With the Adoption of the Electronic Health Record Sharing System Among Patients and Physicians: Cross-Sectional Survey JMIR Medical Informatics |
| title | The Perceptions of and Factors Associated With the Adoption of the Electronic Health Record Sharing System Among Patients and Physicians: Cross-Sectional Survey |
| title_full | The Perceptions of and Factors Associated With the Adoption of the Electronic Health Record Sharing System Among Patients and Physicians: Cross-Sectional Survey |
| title_fullStr | The Perceptions of and Factors Associated With the Adoption of the Electronic Health Record Sharing System Among Patients and Physicians: Cross-Sectional Survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Perceptions of and Factors Associated With the Adoption of the Electronic Health Record Sharing System Among Patients and Physicians: Cross-Sectional Survey |
| title_short | The Perceptions of and Factors Associated With the Adoption of the Electronic Health Record Sharing System Among Patients and Physicians: Cross-Sectional Survey |
| title_sort | perceptions of and factors associated with the adoption of the electronic health record sharing system among patients and physicians cross sectional survey |
| url | http://medinform.jmir.org/2020/5/e17452/ |
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