Personal Health Records

Documenting Symptoms Online

Chris Macintosh, RN, BSN — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:43:46 +0000

This post discusses the benefits of using an online system to allow patients to document their symptoms. The author would like to see this type of a feature made part of electronic personal health records.

Link:

http://labsoftnews.typepad.com/lab_soft_news/2007/12/reporting-cance.html

Wall Street Journal Poll

Chris Macintosh, RN, BSN — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:23:35 +0000

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

Some Question Costs of Electronic Medical Records

Chris Macintosh, RN, BSN — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 03:35:54 +0000

Link to story:

http://www.govhealthit.com/blogs/ghitnotebook/350140-1.html

Collaboration on Personal Health Records Continues

Chris Macintosh, RN, BSN — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:16:10 +0000

HL7, AHIP, & BCBSA sign memorandum of understanding regarding transferability of health information.

Link to story:

http://www.bcbs.com/news/bcbsa/
hl7_ahip_bcbsa_collaborate_on_phrs.html

Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report on Electronic Personal Health Records

Chris Macintosh, RN, BSN — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:06:18 +0000

Link:

http://opencrs.cdt.org/document/RS22760

The Medical Safety Net

Chris Macintosh, RN, BSN — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:42:42 +0000

Ted Eytan writes about his experience visiting with some patients. Personal health records and the uninsured are discussed.

Link:

http://www.pchit.org/2007/12/02/159/

Discussion about Kaiser Permanente’s HealthConnect

Chris Macintosh, RN, BSN — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:53:16 +0000

Here’s a blog post about Kaiser Permanente’s personal health record HealthConnect. The news looks positive. There’s a link to a demonstration in the comments which might be interesting to watch.

One concern I have about institutional personal health record systems is if they are widening the gap between the have’s and have not’s when it comes to access to health care and health care resources in the United States. What is available for those individuals who aren’t lucky enough to work for a company that subscribes to a system that offers such comprehensive services as Kaiser Permanente? Sure they can use one of the free systems that are available, but how many of those have the ability to pull in information from providers, insurance, or pharmacies? It seems like yet another system is being created where those who have to work the most hours to make a living also have to work the hardest to keep track of their own information. What about the little guy?

Link to blog:

http://www.pchit.org/2007/11/29/154/

Radiology’s Take on Emerging Technology

Chris Macintosh, RN, BSN — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:09:30 +0000

Here’s a blog entry regarding the effects of emerging technologies in the field of radiology. It refers to sharing radiology information possibly in systems like personal health records.

Link:

http://nicknoyes.blogspot.com/2007/11/rsna.html

Current Issues with Personal Health Records

Chris Macintosh, RN, BSN — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:05:08 +0000

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

Personal Health Record Models

Chris Macintosh, RN, BSN — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:53:29 +0000

Here’s a blog post from Richard Dale who is looking at different types of PHRs.

Link:

http://venturecyclist.blogspot.com/2007/11/personal-health-records.html