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Linking Medical Librarians and PHRs
Author: Sweet, David A.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2009
Medical librarians are a key source of information on healthcare topics. Their role is expanding with the boom in personal health record (PHR) products. In May 2007 Jean Shipman, president of the Medical Library Association (MLA), and Donald Lindberg, MD, director of the National Library of Me....
Personal Health Records: Is Rapid Adoption Hindering Interoperability?
Author: Studeny, Jana; Coustasse, Alberto
Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management
Publication Date: July 2014
Abstract
The establishment of the Meaningful Use criteria has created a critical need for robust interoperability of health records. A universal definition of a personal health record (PHR) has not been agreed upon. Standardized code sets have been built for specific entities, but....
Keeping Online Personal Records Private: Security and Privacy Considerations for Web-based PHR Systems
Author: Srinivasan, Anil
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2006
As Web-based personal health record (PHR) systems grow in popularity, it is important that they be managed and maintained responsibly. Online PHRs must provide the same security and privacy controls required of other electronic systems that handle personal health information. This article pres....
Personal Health Records: the People's Choice?
Author: Sprague, Lisa
Source: External web site
Publication Date: November 30, 2006
Issue Brief no. 820 from the National Health Policy Forum at the George Washington University.
Patient Health Information Management: Searching for the Right Model
Author: Smolij, Kamila; Dun, Kim
Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management
Publication Date: December 2006
Helping Consumers Manage Their PHRs
Author: Smith, Clarice Pittillo
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2006
Personal health records (PHRs) are a primary piece of the growing consumer empowerment movement in healthcare. Many consumers already maintain paper copies of their medical information in personal files at home. But as more of their information becomes digital in their providers' offices, the....
Use and Development of Health Cards in Europe
Author: Sembritzki, Juergen
Source: IFHRO Congress | AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 15, 2004
Introduction
Several European countries already have nationwide card systems in place, some even containing medical data. Some of those which are merely administrative are going to be replaced during the coming years, for example, in Germany.
The only health card project funded cu....
Helping Patients Plug In: Lessons in the Adoption of Online Consumer Tools
Author: Seidman, Joshua J; Eytan, Ted; California HealthCare Foundation
Source: External web site
Publication Date: June 10, 2008
Big Gamble: Will Stimulus Dollars Pay off in Health Information Consumers Can Use?
Author: Seidman, Joshua J
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2009
Getting a return on health IT investment will require that patients receive information that helps them improve their health.
At a late February government affairs retreat of the eHealth Initiative (eHI), shortly after the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA),....
Patient-centered Design: the Potential of User-centered Design in Personal Health Records
Author: Rodriguez, Margarita Morales; Casper, Gail; Brennan, Patricia Flatley
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2007
Engaging consumers in the design and evaluation of personal health records helps develop tools they’ll use.
Consumers have available to them a wide range of personal health information management tools, often called personal health records or PHRs. The variety and quality of inf....
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