Personal Health Record Basics
Bringing Electronic Medical Records to medicine has been a goal of far-sighted doctors and health visionaries for years. Recently Electronic Medical Records have become a national priority, designed to improve medical quality, protect patients and control costs. In the past, patients have not had access to the data in those systems.
Now, Personal Health Records are bringing the power of Electronic Medical Records to individual patients, family caregivers and health care consumers. Personal Health Records have the potential to put consumers and patients in control of their own medical data. Personal Health Records like those being developed by Omnimedix Institute open the door to the next stage in the evolution of the American health care system. For more information please explore the links and articles below.
Articles and External Links
- Personal Health Record Principles - What PHRs Should Do For You
- PHR Video - The Health Information Highway: A Guide to Understanding Your Personal Health Information (Courtesy of AHIMA)
- Health Information Technology Dot-Gov: Market Failure and the Creation of a National Health Information Technology System by J.D. Kleinke
- The Connecting for Health Common Framework