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NewsDesigning a more user-friendly patient portal
With an increased emphasis on patient access to their own health data, electronic health system vendors are offering patient portals to their offerings, according to an article published by the Read more...
Mayo, VA, others grapple with patient access to EMR data
Finally, there's a PHR story we like. In its September issue, CMIO moves beyond the empty hype to take an in-depth, critical look at how personal control over electronic health data isn't so simple. Read more...
'Blue button' makes EMRs downloadable in one click
Your humble FierceEMR editor has been a rather unrelenting critic of the hype surrounding the minuscule public adoption of personal health records. Finally, others are seeing that there needs to be a Read more...
Vendor Practice Fusion: Consumers want fast access to their medical records
Maybe consumers are more savvy about health information than many pundits give them credit for. Of all their concerns about medical records, the most prevalent is being able to access their own Read more...
'Most Wired' hospitals see patient portals as part of wider EMR strategy
A key element of meaningful use of EMRs--and of health reform in general--is providing patients access to their own records. Conversely, patient access to records shouldn't be viewed in isolation, Read more...
PHR usage is even lower in England than in the U.S.
The minuscule uptake of personal health records isn't just an American phenomenon. In fact, PHR usage is even lower in England. Of the 1.2 million people with PHRs--called the Summary Care Read more...
VA testing social media through My HealtheVet portal
Don't get us started on the shortfalls of many current personal health records. New ideas, though, we welcome. With that in mind, we note that the VA has had some success with its My HealtheVet Read more...
More EMR data could mean more patient anxiety
One of the side effects of greater transparency is that potentially embarrassing or alarming information could get out. This is certainly true when patients are able to view electronic medical Read more...
Children's Hospital Boston creates interoperability via patient portal
Get ready for more alphabet soup. The latest acronym in health IT is PCHR, short for personally controlled health record. It's the brainchild of the Children's Hospital Informatics Program at Read more...
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