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PHRs—The Hook to Engage and Inform Consumers?
Author: Kloss, Linda L
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2008
The Internet, cell phones, and other technologies have forever changed how we communicate and gain access to information. We manage and track our finances and medical and other benefits online. Some are even fortunate enough to be able to communicate with their physicians through secure e-mail....
Greater Urgency, Sharper Focus for PHRs
Author: Kloss, Linda L
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2005
Through its request for information, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) showed that it was exploring how its extensive claims and benefits data could be of value to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries and how, as the single largest healthcare purchaser in the US, it could he....
The Consumer View of PHRs: Observational Study Finds Most Value PHRs, but Issues Remain
Author: Kelso, Loya; Walker, Ruth
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2009
Much has been written on the importance of personal health records (PHRs), and many organizations offer them. But what do consumers think of the PHR concept? More importantly, what is the likelihood of them starting a PHR?
In 2008 an observational study attempted to determine the li....
NCVHS Hearings on Personal Health Record
Author: Kanaan, Susan; Lansky, David; Lemieux, Josh
Source: U.S. National Committee for Vital and Health Statistics | External web site
Publication Date: January 05, 2005
Connecting for Health presentation at the January 2005 NCVHS hearings on personal health records.
Consumer Control of Electronic Personal Health Information: What Does it Mean? Why is it Important?
Author: Kanaan, Susan; Burke-Bebee, Suzie; Rippen, Helga E.
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: March 02, 2007
HIM Role in the PHR: Patient-centered Care through Patient-centered Information
Author: Jacobs, Ellen B.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2007
What is the role of the HIM professional in the personal health record (PHR)? With expertise in managing health data and protecting patient privacy, HIM professionals have an important role in creating patient-centered care by helping put consumers in control of their health information.<....
Practice Toolkit: Occupational Health
Author: Jacobs, Ellen B.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2005
Much has been written about the benefits of the personal health record (PHR) for patients, providers, and the public. However, employers have received less attention in the PHR literature. Employers have a great interest in keeping their employees healthy. Healthy employees cost less to insure....
IT Standards for PHRs: Are PHRs Ready for Standards? Are Standards Ready for PHRs?
Author: Heubusch, Kevin
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2008
The personal health record market looks like a blur, but organizing around common technical standards will help PHRs gain traction with providers, payers, and consumers.
In late April the National Alliance for Health Information Technology released a consensus definition for a person....
PHRs for the Masses?: Consumers Say They Are Interested in PHRs, but Will They Use Them?
Author: Heubusch, Kevin
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2007
Providers, payers, and employers are excited about personal health records (PHRs), as are vendors, policy groups, and the federal government. But what about consumers, the half of the equation that will use them?
When asked, the general population typically says they are in....
Piecing together the PHR
Author: Heubusch, Kevin
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2007
What health information is most useful to consumers? That’s a question only consumers can answer, one by one.
The personal health record, or PHR, might lack a common definition, a common data set, a common format, and a short list of sponsors. But it has one thing i....
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