Primary Care Patient Records in the United Kingdom:: Past, Present, and Future Research Priorities

Brian McMillan; Robert Eastham; Benjamin Brown; Richard Fitton; David Dickinson

doi:10.2196/11293

Primary Care Patient Records in the United Kingdom: Past, Present, and Future Research Priorities

Brian McMillan, Robert Eastham, Benjamin Brown, Richard Fitton, David Dickinson

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This paper briefly outlines the history of the medical record and the factors contributing to the adoption of computerized records in primary care in the United Kingdom. It discusses how both paper-based and electronic health records have traditionally been used in the past and goes on to examine how enabling patients to access their own primary care record online is changing the form and function of the patient record. In addition, it looks at the evidence for the benefits of Web-based access and discusses some of the challenges faced in this transition. Finally, some suggestions are made regarding the future of the patient record and research questions that need to be addressed to help deepen our understanding of how they can be used more beneficially by both patients and clinicians.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e11293
Number of pages	7
Journal	JMIR
Volume	20
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2196/11293 https://doi.org/10.2196/11293
Publication status	Published - 19 Dec 2018

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medical records
computerized records
access to records
primary care

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