Sharing acute care records and decoding the medical lexicon—caution and further research needed

  1. Samuel P Trethewey, academic clinical fellow in public health
  1. Torbay Council, Torquay, UK
  2. University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
  1. s-trethewey{at}doctors.org.uk

Coulter and colleagues highlight the need for easier access to our electronic health records, to empower us all to better manage our own health.1

Regarding secondary care, previous work has explored patient and clinician perspectives on providing patients with contemporaneous access to acute medical records in the UK.23 This work points to a general desire from patients for full access to their acute …

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