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- Title
Concern about security and privacy, and perceived control over collection and use of health information are related to withholding of health information from healthcare providers.
- Authors
Agaku, Israel T.; Adisa, Akinyele O.; Ayo-Yusuf, Olalekan A.; Connolly, Gregory N.
- Abstract
Introduction This study assessed the perceptions and behaviors of US adults about the security of their protected health information (PHI). Methods The first cycle of the fourth wave of the Health Information National Trends Survey was analyzed to assess respondents' concerns about PHI breaches. Multivariate logistic regression was used to assess the effect of such concerns on disclosure of sensitive medical information to a healthcare professional ( p<0.05). Results Most respondents expressed concerns about data breach when their PHI was being transferred between healthcare professionals by fax (67.0%; 95% CI 64.2% to 69.8%) or electronically (64.5%; 95% CI 61.7% to 67.3%). About 12.3% (95% CI 10.8% to 13.8%) of respondents had ever withheld information from a healthcare provider because of security concerns. The likelihood of information withholding was higher among respondents who perceived they had very little say about how their medical records were used (adjusted OR=1.42; 95% CI 1.03 to 1.96). Conclusions This study underscores the need for enhanced measures to secure patients' PHI to avoid undermining their trust.
- Subjects
UNITED States; MEDICAL records; DATA security failures; ATTITUDES of medical personnel; SURVEYS; TRENDS; SECURITY systems
- Publication
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 2014, Vol 21, Issue 2, p374
- ISSN
1067-5027
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1136/amiajnl-2013-002079