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Should patients be allowed to control who has access to sensitive parts of their electronic health care record, such as substance abuse treatments?

(Total Votes: 150)

Yes (81.3%)
 

No (8.0%)
 

Not sure (10.7%)
 


Voter Comments (the following are opinions of readers and not AskaPatient.com)

• Would you want to fly in a plane with a captain '3 months sober!!'.....NO!!!!

• patients need to speak up and question things

• It is the patients recod!

• Won't it make it hard to receive an UNBIASED second opinion if you can't present symptoms anew with new dr

• Our data, our choice.

• The truth will not hurt you

• those who need pain meds need to have it

• Why does this question have to be asked -- it seems so obvious.

• Hi to all, how is everything, I think every one is getting more from this web page, and your views

• E-health should always be optional.

• Nobody should have to worry about who sees their private medical info

• Confidentiality and HIPPA

• Nobodys business but the patient and doctor!

• Education is the best policy. Take of your body, it will take care of you. Yes just like a car.

• Request no electronic capture of diagnostics of treatments.

• A doctor lied in my medical record in order to protect himself from malpractice suit.

• What's Taking place i'm new to this, I stumbled upon this I have found It positively helpful

• No reason for my optometrist to look into my gynelogical records

• My Body my decision.

• Yes---then everyone will be on the "same page" to know what they're dealing with.


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