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Prevalence and factors associated with patient-requested corrections to the medical record through use of a patient portal: findings from a national survey.
Nguyen OT, Hong Y-R, Alishahi Tabriz A, et al. Prevalence and factors associated with patient-requested corrections to the medical record through use of a patient portal: findings from a national survey. Appl Clin Inform. 2022;13(1):242-251. doi:10.1055/s-0042-1743236.
The 21st Century Cures Act mandates that most health care organizations provide patients access to their health record upon request. Using survey data collected just prior to implementation of the Cures Act, researchers found approximately 6.5% of patients requested changes to errors identified in their health records. Patients who reported frequent visits to their online portal and patients who reported entering data into the portal had greater odds of requesting a correction.
