A recent survey of consumers conducted by Xerox indicated some surprising results in regards to consumer perception of electronic health records (EHRs). Among other findings, the main concern cited in the report was the threat of hackers stealing information. The article states:

“Nearly 80 percent of respondents who have concerns about digital medical records indicated stolen personal information by a computer hacker to be their number one worry, followed by the threat of lost, damaged or corrupted records at 64 percent and the misuse of information at 62 percent.”

Results also indicated the following: