Open AccessPerceptions of Oncologists About Sharing Clinic Notes with Patients
Author(s) -
McCleary Nadine J.,
Healey Michael J.,
Weng Shicheng,
Song Andrew B.,
Lederman Ruth I.,
Ramelson Harley Z.,
Wagner Andrew J.,
Abel Gregory A.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the oncologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.176
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1549-490X
pISSN - 1083-7159
DOI - 10.1634/theoncologist.2018-0070
Subject(s) - medicine , documentation , worry , family medicine , reading (process) , psychiatry , anxiety , computer science , political science , law , programming language
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.