Title
An examination of electronic health information privacy in older adults.
Abstract
Older adults are the quickest growing demographic group and are key consumers of health services. As the United States health system transitions to electronic health records, it is important to understand older adult perceptions of privacy and security. We performed a secondary analysis of the Health Information National Trends Survey (2012, Cycle 1), to examine differences in perceptions of electronic health information privacy between older adults and the general population. We found differences in the level of importance placed on access to electronic health information (older adults placed greater emphasis on provider as opposed to personal access) and tendency to withhold information out of concerns for privacy and security (older adults were less likely to withhold information). We provide recommendations to alleviate some of these privacy concerns. This may facilitate greater use of electronic health communication between patient and provider, while promoting shared decision making.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.3233/978-1-61499-289-9-709
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Keywords
Field
DocType
Confidentiality,Privacy,Aged,Electronic Health Records,Health Communication
Internet privacy,Confidentiality,Masking (Electronic Health Record),Health communication,Medicine,Health information
Conference
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
192
0926-9630
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Thai Le1195.12
Hilaire Thompson2384.51
George Demiris313130.82