Online Medical Record Viewer Case Studies and testimonials
Increasing numbers of patients are accessing their records and finding a wide range of benefits. Read what some of them, their carers and doctors have to say about record access:
"I am extremely privileged to be able to live a full life without being hospitalised and this is due in the most part to the wonderfully holistic care support network that I use all the time. My family get involved, as does my GP and often more than one), social worker, key worker, district nurse, dentist, chaplain for mental health issues, dietitian, friends, neighbourhood etc.
All the team members can share any information about me that they may need to know and now I am more a part of the team and feel even more a part of my treatment which gives me a big self esteem boost.
I am certainly not an IT professional but even I can work the system to book and cancel my appointments, request repeat prescriptions, and, more wonderfully, to see my blood test results and correspondence and consultation notes, should I choose to and if I would rather not know all the details then I am able to choose not to enquire." “Bee “, patient SE London.
"Using Paers has boosted my self esteem as I feel privileged and worthy to be allowed to be part of my treatment like this." Patient (name retained for confidentiality reasons), London
GPs and other health care professionals also promote patient access:
Dr Fitton and his trial colleague, Brian Fisher, are longstanding advocates of encouraging patients to read their records. Dr Fisher, of Wells Park Practice, London, has been showing patients their records since 1984, originally on paper and more recently in electronic form at a kiosk in his surgery.
"The enthusiasts argue that the benefits of record access are wide-ranging and include increased trust in clinicians, a better working relationship with practices and improved compliance with drug and other regimes. There is also some evidence of encouragement of preventative health behaviour. And there are time-savings for both patients and practices and better records as patients have the chance to see and correct them." Read the full article that journalist Fiona Barr has written about online record access.
Dr Hannan, another GP advocate of record access, now uses it to offer access to his patients like Ms Marshall. "It is clear that patient access to records will take time to become an online activity as routine as buying a book over the Internet." Read what Dr Hannan and his patients have to say about online record access.