As Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and Electronic Health Records (EHR) become more accepted and widely used by physicians to replace paper charts, the rise of Personal Health Records (PHR) is the next hot "killer app".
Patient PHR, soon to be available "Anytime, Anywhere, On Demand" will be best served if the data contained is being provided by a physicians EMR system. This will keep consistent, up to date data for docs and pconsumers alike. Other benefits of current PHR includes the ability for patients and doctors to have a meaningful exchange of information. That is, some things should be noted in a Medical Record that are not, and some information in a patients record is note disclosed to the patient.
In addition, patients will be able to monitor the medication and conditions of loved ones who need assistence. Insurance companies can have a true reading of a consumer to provide the best coverage. Any all of that redundant paperwork for new enrollments will go away.
Initially, the basic data contained in a patients PHR include Conditions, Allergies, Medications, Procedures, Immunizations and Test results.
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