We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Perceptions of Oncologists About Sharing Clinic Notes with Patients.
- Authors
McCleary, Nadine J.; Healey, Michael J.; Weng, Shicheng; Song, Andrew B.; Lederman, Ruth I.; Ramelson, Harley Z.; Wagner, Andrew J.; Abel, Gregory A.
- Abstract
In a large survey (n = 809) conducted to understand how oncologists differ from nononcologists regarding routinely sharing visit notes with patients, oncologists were less likely to agree patient safety would improve (p =.03) or that patients would be offended after reading notes (p =.01); however, they agreed with nononcologists that sharing notes would lead to less candid documentation (69% vs. 73%; p =.39). Oncologists share a high level of worry about the impact of sharing notes on documentation practices, a concern that will need to be addressed as the practice of sharing visit notes expands to cancer care. This brief communication highlights an online patient portal allowing patients direct access to outpatient visit notes written by their providers. Physicians' perceptions of sharing visit notes were collected and assessed via questionnaire.
- Subjects
DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL records; ONCOLOGISTS; PATIENT safety; SENSORY perception; PHYSICIAN-patient relations; SURVEYS
- Publication
Oncologist, 2019, Vol 24, Issue 1, pe46
- ISSN
1083-7159
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1634/theoncologist.2018-0070