Patient Access to Records
"Patient Access to Records" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The freedom of patients to review their own medical, genetic, or other health-related records.
| Descriptor ID |
D033283
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.604.473.352.500.030.500 I01.880.604.473.650.827 N03.706.437.650.406
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Access to Records" by people in Profiles.
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Perspectives from neuro-oncology providers on patient access to electronic records: a survey study. CNS Oncol. 2024 Jun 06; 13(1):2352414.
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Digital Health Equity as a Necessity in the 21st Century Cures Act Era. JAMA. 2020 Jun 16; 323(23):2381-2382.
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Emergency physicians' views of direct notification of laboratory and radiology results to patients using the Internet: a multisite survey. J Med Internet Res. 2015 Mar 04; 17(3):e60.
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Releasing test results directly to patients: A multisite survey of physician perspectives. Patient Educ Couns. 2015 Jun; 98(6):788-96.
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Patient-centered care, collaboration, communication, and coordination: a report from AMIA's 2013 Policy Meeting. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2015 Apr; 22(e1):e2-6.
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Blue Button use by patients to access and share health record information using the Department of Veterans Affairs' online patient portal. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2014 Jul-Aug; 21(4):657-63.
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Patient access to medical records and healthcare outcomes: a systematic review. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2014 Jul-Aug; 21(4):737-41.
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Access to the medical record for patients and involved providers: transparency through electronic tools. Ann Intern Med. 2011 Dec 20; 155(12):853-4.
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The digital divide in adoption and use of a personal health record. Arch Intern Med. 2011 Mar 28; 171(6):568-74.
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A research agenda for personal health records (PHRs). J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2008 Nov-Dec; 15(6):729-36.