Master in Food Ethics and Law

UNESCO Chair in Bioethics

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  • Bioethics and Law Observatory
  • UNESCO Chair in Bioethics
  • University of Barcelona
  • Faculty of Law
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  • 08034 Barcelona
  • (+34) 93 403 45 46
  • obd.ub@ub.edu
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  • Master in Bioethics and Law
  • (+34) 93 403 45 46
  • master.bd@ub.edu

 

"Patient-Led Data Sharing — A New Paradigm for Electronic Health Data"

The New England Journal of Medicine

As electronic health records (EHRs) have moved from paper to computers over the past decade — nearly 90% of office-based physicians now have an EHR — “Can’t you just look it up on the computer?” has become an increasing refrain from patients expecting their medical history to be at their physician’s digital fingertips. For integrated health care systems with robust electronic health records, access to information is profound.