Australian general practitioners' attitudes to the extraction of research data from electronic health records.

Background And Objectives: General practice electronic health records (EHRs) are a rich source of primary care data that can be used for important research. The aim of this qualitative study was to analyse the attitudes of Australian general practitioners (GPs) to the use of data extracted from primary care EHRs for clinical research.

Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 Australian GPs.