Table 6.
Patient Responses to the Post-Preference Survey
| Strongly agree | Somewhat agree | Neutral | Somewhat disagree | Strongly disagree | Don’t know or can’t say | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I understand what an electronic health record is | 72 % | 18 % | 3 % | 4 % | 3 % | 0 % |
| I understand what information is in my electronic health record | 80 % | 16 % | 1 % | 1 % | 2 % | 0 % |
| I understand who can view my electronic health record | 88 % | 9 % | 2 % | 0 % | 2 % | 0 % |
| Today I underwent a process where I decided who could access my electronic health record | 90 % | 9 % | 0 % | 0 % | 1 % | 0 % |
| I found the process of making my preferences known easy to do | 89 % | 7 % | 2 % | 2 % | 0 % | 1 % |
| This process made me feel more comfortable about providers seeing my electronic health records | 89 % | 9 % | 1 % | 1 % | 1 % | 0 % |
| This process made me feel that only those who should have access to my electronic health record do have access | 90 % | 6 % | 2 % | 1 % | 2 % | 0 % |
| It is okay for me to prevent some providers from seeing parts of my electronic health record | 82 % | 11 % | 4 % | 2 % | 1 % | 0 % |
| Preventing some providers from seeing parts of my electronic health record could affect my relationship with them | 34 % | 14 % | 14 % | 13 % | 21 % | 3 % |
| It is a good thing for patients to have control over who sees specific electronic health information | 85 % | 10 % | 3 % | 1 % | 2 % | 0 % |