Is having electronic health records safe?

Answer 1

Electronic health records have benefits and drawbacks. The risk is that your records can be hacked or more easily accessed by people who you may not wish to review them. However, the benefits of electronic records outweigh this risk. Electronic records mean your information can be easily accessed by all the medical professionals who provide care for you, so there is less chance of having, for example, two contraindicated drugs prescribed for you by different doctors.

Answer 2

No information stored online is ever safe from hackers. Although many companies are working hard at protecting your medical information online, there are new methods of hacking being developed everyday.