Personal Health Records/Technology (PHR)
Although an individual provider may keep paper or electronic information about you on hand in the office, this information rarely goes home with you in a complete form. Imagine a way to keep track of everything you remember about your last doctor's appointment in a simple and secure online environment. The information would be there at your fingertips when you need to look up a diagnosis or pass information forward to a new provider or coordinate treatment details with multiple specialists. The personal health record (PHR) is the point where consumers can interact with HIT/HIE and play a part in managing their own healthcare.
What Does It Mean?
Electronic Personal Health Record (ePHR): An electronic, cumulative record of health-related information on an individual, drawn from multiple sources, that is created, gathered and managed by the individual. The integrity of the data in the ePHR and control of access to it are the responsibility of the individual.
Resources
Personal Health Information and Technologies is a dynamic field, with new developments seemingly every day.
PHR in Arizona
Personal Health Records (PHRs) are in use in Arizona by consumers and clinicians alike.
