Question

Brittany learns that her primary care doctor will be switching to electronic health records. Although she understands that this will improve her care, she expresses concern to her doctor. What is likely one of her concerns?

A. The risk of her medical information being misused or shared.

B. Lack of personal access to her files.

C. Loss of revenue by her doctor's office.

D. Increased cost of a doctor visit.

Answer 1

Answer:

One of the main concerns Brittany may have about her doctor using electronic medical records is the risk of her medical information being misused or shared.

Explanation:

In the doctor-patient relationship, one of the most important aspects is the maintenance of the patient's information in secrecy and security, since the medical history is a personal, sensitive and delicate information.

Changing from physical medical records to digital records implies the risk that the information may be lost or accessible to others, who may misuse it. This is a logical concern for a patient, like Brittany, when she knows that her doctor will be using electronic medical records.

The other options are not correct because:

• The patient will always have access to his medical information, whether it is physical or digital.
• Changing to medical records does not imply loss of revenue by her doctor's office or increased cost of a doctor visit.