- Privacy in the electronic medical records within the studied healthcare settings.
Privacy in the EMR items | No | Yes | Not sure | Mean±SD | P-values |
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Healthcare staff are familiar with EMRs in their healthcare settings. | 24 (6.3) | 302 (79.3) | 55 (14.4) | 2.73±0.569 | 0.00 |
Patient records are protected against unauthorized access in the healthcare settings. | 44 (11.5) | 265 (69.6) | 72 (18.9) | 2.58±0.689 | 0.00 |
Healthcare settings established clear policy on EMRs privacy. | 26 (6.8) | 287 (75.3) | 68 (17.8) | 2.68±0.594 | 0.00 |
Healthcare staff access a colleague’s EMR without permission out of curiosity. | 241 (63.3) | 97 (25.5) | 43 (11.2) | 2.37±0.864 | 0.00 |
Values are presented as numbers and percentages (%) and mean ± standard deviation (SD). EMRs: electronic medical records