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Many patients don’t want their health records shared
Author(s)Todd Shryock, Logan Lutton
As the industry works toward full interoperability, some patients still have reservations about privacy and security issues.
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Physicians have long complained about the lack of interoperability among healthcare facilities and other doctors, but as the industry works toward more data sharing, patients have concerns.
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Here are the key findings.
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