Perceptions of Oncologists About Sharing Clinic Notes with Patients.

Perceptions of Oncologists About Sharing Clinic Notes with Patients.
Oncologist. 2018 Sep 25;:
Authors: McCleary NJ, Healey MJ, Weng S, Song AB, Lederman RI, Ramelson HZ, Wagner AJ, Abel GA
Abstract
In a large survey (n = 809) conducted to understand how oncologists differ from nononcologists regarding routinely sharing visit notes with patients, oncologists were less likely to agree patient safety would improve (p = .03) or that patients would be offended after reading notes (p = .01); however, they agreed with nononcologists that sharing notes would lead to less candid documentation (69% vs. 73%; p = .39). Oncologists share a high level of worry about the impact of sharing notes on documentation practices, a concern that will need to be addressed as the practice of sharing visit notes expands to cancer care.
PMID: 30254186 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Oncologist - September 25, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: McCleary NJ, Healey MJ, Weng S, Song AB, Lederman RI, Ramelson HZ, Wagner AJ, Abel GA Tags: Oncologist Source Type: research