Consumers, security and electronic health records

dc.contributor.author	Chhanabhai, Prajesh Narendra	en_NZ
dc.contributor.author	Holt, Alec	en_NZ
dc.contributor.author	Hunter, Inga	en_NZ
dc.date.copyright	2006-01	en_NZ
dc.identifier.citation	Chhanabhai, P. N., Holt, A., & Hunter, I. (2006). Consumers, security and electronic health records (Information Science Discussion Papers Series No. 2006/01). University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/1135	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10523/1135
dc.description.abstract	Health care has entered the electronic domain. This domain has improved data collection and storage abilities while allowing almost instantaneous access and results to data queries. Furthermore it allows direct communication between healthcare providers and health consumers. The development of privacy, confidentiality and security principles are necessary to protect consumers’ interests against inappropriate access. The electronic health systems vendors have dominated the transition of media, claiming it will improve the quality and coherence of the care process. However, numerous studies show that the health consumer is the important stakeholder in this process, and their views are suggesting that the electronic medium is the way forward, but not just yet. With the international push towards Electronic Health Records (EHRs) by the Health and Human Services (United States of America), National Health Service (United Kingdom), Health Canada (Canada) and more recently the Ministry of Health (New Zealand), this paper presents the consumers’ role with a focus on their perceptions on the security of EHRs. A description of a study, looking at the New Zealand health consumer, is given.	en_NZ
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.publisher	University of Otago	en_NZ
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Information Science Discussion Papers Series	en_NZ
dc.subject	New Zealand health system	en_NZ
dc.subject	consumer	en_NZ
dc.subject	security	en_NZ
dc.subject	Electronic Health Records	en_NZ
dc.subject.lcsh	QA76 Computer software	en_NZ
dc.title	Consumers, security and electronic health records	en_NZ
dc.type	Discussion Paper	en_NZ
dc.description.version	Unpublished	en_NZ
otago.bitstream.pages	11	en_NZ
otago.date.accession	2006-01-18	en_NZ
otago.school	Information Science	en_NZ
otago.openaccess	Open
otago.place.publication	Dunedin, New Zealand	en_NZ
dc.identifier.eprints	191	en_NZ
otago.school.eprints	Health Informatics Research Group	en_NZ
otago.school.eprints	Information Science	en_NZ
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otago.relation.number	2006/01	en_NZ