Docs Differ Widely in PHR Attitudes: Study

February 3, 2011
Maureen McKinney
Modern Healthcare

In a recent study written by the director of the Institute for Ethics at the American Medical Association, the director of personal health technology at the Markle Foundation and a doctoral student in public policy at the University of Chicago, 700 physicians were surveyed about their use and opinions on personal health records.   It was found that 64% have never used PHRs, while about 42% believe in the benefits of PHRs and are open to adopt the tool. 

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