Personal Health Records

Poll asks about electronic health records.

Link to story:

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/
index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=
20071205005986&newsLang=en

Here’s a good story about some of the current issues surrounding PHRs including privacy, legal concerns, and security.

Link:

http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/
article.cfm?articleid=1846&jsessionid=9a30510d78ca59e736b3

If I understand the article correctly this company will allow consumers to order their own lab tests. I might look into this a little more, but here’s a link to the story. The company also has a personal health record system.

Link:

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb571927.htm

Link to PHR:

http://www.mymedlab.com/

Here’s a story about a study which finds most people couldn’t access important personal and family records within 30 minutes if needed.

Link:

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,230980.shtml

Link to story:

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/
news_press_release,229944.shtml

From the article:

“The new interface was being developed under the umbrella of the intiative EPA NRW in the German federal state of North-Rhine Westfalia. Companies involved include, among others, Agfa Healthcare, Careon, CompuGroup, DocExpert, fliegel, IBM, ICW, Microsoft, Siemens and T-Systems.”

This may be a step forward in allowing data exchange with personal health record systems.

Link:

http://ehealtheurope.net/news/3233/
industry_agrees_standardised_interface_for_eprs

“Germany’s largest health insurer, Barmer, is investigating the benefits and acceptance of personal health records in a three-year research study. The health insurance company’s seven million members will be able to set up and access their record for a small annual fee via the company’s website from mid December.”

Link:

http://www.bjhcim.co.uk/news/2007/n711016.htm

Another release about the same story:

http://www.healthtechwire.com/Pressrelease.146+M5886023de52.0.html

Prior story about the technology partner for the study:

http://www.healthtechwire.com/Pressrelease.146+M5240953eb58.0.html

Here’s a press release which announces Records for Living, Inc.’s support for XML as a data exchange format in their personal health record HealthFrame.

Link to story:

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb568950.htm

Here’s a news release that claims Aetna’s personal health record for federal employees will start reviewing their records and sending alerts if there is new information regarding medications or diagnoses they should be aware of.

Link to story:

http://federaltimes.com/index.php?S=3181836

Companies are making arrangements to provide their employees with a personal health record. ActiveHealth Management provides the ActivePHR.

Link to story:

http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/CorporateNews/en/14144448/
Marriott-and-Circuit-City-Lead-Adoption-of-ActiveHealth