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Electronic Health Records and Patient Empowerment in US: from the Legal Perspective

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  • Kai Liu

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Objective: to examine the American electronic health records from a legal perspective. Results: the EHR system presents characteristics from the five aspects: accessibility, coordination, sustained care, decision making, and privacy. Conclusion: The US law in the field of Patient-Centered Health Information Technology has many elements of patient empowerment. There is still a gap between the system is and the system should be. It is found that first, A mandatory adoption of EHR system; second, privacy should be further ensured; and third, the accessibility should be further improved.

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  • Kai Liu, 2016. "Electronic Health Records and Patient Empowerment in US: from the Legal Perspective," International Journal of Social Science Studies, Redfame publishing, vol. 4(10), pages 101-105, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:rfa:journl:v:4:y:2016:i:10:p:101-105
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    Keywords

    Electronic Health Records; Health Law; Patient¡¯s Health Information;
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    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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