Link: PHRs going way of online banking?.
John Sharp reported that at the MRI - TEPR Conference Roni Zeiger of Google Health described the trend of PHRs, and their acceptance, in light of online banking.
I wrote about this concept on an earlier post in the context of insurers providing access to personal health records online through web portals. Regardless of the outcome of the stimulus package and prospects for funds as initiatives for physicians and providers to embody electronic health records, healthcare consumers (e.g. Patients) can begin to capture this data in their own records online.
One of the benefits of doing so is to maintain a record of your health in a manner that is secure and can be shared with providers. For example, consider the "Florida Snowbirds" who live 6 months in Florida and the other 6 months up north. They see different physicians and use different services and clinics throughout the year. By having their records in a location that they control patients become stewards of their health information and become more empowered and knowledgeable about their care.
What's wrong with that? I don't seem to be able to come up with a good reason other than the fact that a person has to want it.
Could it improve patient care? Possibly.
Would it empower patients to make better decisions? Possibly.
Would it be cost prohibitive. Probably not.
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Posted by: Matt Davio | February 08, 2009 at 10:11 PM