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Personal Health Records (PHRs)
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Patients getting short shrift in EHR privacy and access
Healthcare providers and health information exchanges must do a better job of protecting patients' privacy, allowing them to access their own healthcare data, and developing consistent "rules of the
Blue Button logistics could make VA contest problematic
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is offering a $50,000 prize to anyone who can develop a personal health record (PHR) that uses the government's Blue Button download method to import
Sutter app gives patients access to records on the go
Seventy-five thousand patients in Sonoma County, Calif., now can take their medical records with them wherever they go, thanks to Epic's new MyChart app created for the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.
Quest Diagnostics app may herald breakthrough for consumer health information
As you likely know by now, I've been one of the most skeptical of skeptics when it comes to hype surrounding personal health records. But if the Quest Diagnostics PR machine is to be believed, we may
Continua-certified mobile phone presents re-branding opportunity for failed PHRs
I generally roll my eyes anytime someone comes to me with a story about how their personal health record will empower consumers, simplify information gathering for physicians and ultimately transform
Markle survey shows strong consumer, physician support for 'blue button' downloads
Remember the idea of adding a "blue button" to EMR screens to make it easy to output personal health data? The Markle Foundation, which has been leading the campaign, has released a study showing
The more things change...
I'm right in between speaking engagements. I leave tomorrow for Toronto, where I'll present Thursday morning in at the Mobile Healthcare and Medicine Symposia , part of a fairly big deal called Mobile
Patients don't want to pay for remote health monitoring
Old habits--and mindsets--die hard. The attitude of American consumers toward remote health monitoring devices is the same as it is for all kinds of other healthcare products and services: I want it,
EHRs will support goals of accountable care organizations
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act encourages the creation of "accountable care organizations" to promote better care coordination, quality and efficiency. While ACOs are really just an
Health IT systems often overlook care management
When it comes to designing health IT systems, more than a few organizations may be missing the big picture in terms of integrating care management workflows into their technology. A new survey of how
