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Shepherd University Research Corporation
(SURC)
Shepherd University Research Corporation (SURC) Shepherdstown, WV 25443 U.S.A Email: groenpj@cs.com
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Personal Health Record (PHR) Systems in
West Virginia
The Governor’s HealthyWV Strategic Plan continues moving West Virginia forward on a path to a healthier future. It includes a call for all West Virginians to be informed and active partners in taking care of their own health. This will require extensive collaboration between the public and private sector and our citizens.
Over the next 10 years, healthcare organizations large and small will complete their transition to the use of comprehensive health information systems that include both electronic medical record (EMR) and personal health record (PHR) systems.
The personal health record (PHR) is different
from an electronic medical record (EMR) system maintained by a healthcare
provider organization. The PHR is maintained by the individual patient. These
individuals own and manage the information in the PHR, which comes from both
multiple healthcare providers and the individuals themselves.
The following are links to a few key Personal Health Record (PHR) web based solutions that are beginning to be used by citizens in West Virginia and other states across the country. These include both commercial and open source/public domain solutions. Check them out and see if one of these or others in the marketplace meet your personal needs.
Revolution Health - Revolution Health offers trusted health information, expert advice, drug and treatment information, doctor ratings, a personal health record, and a strong community to help you take control of your health. See http://www.revolutionhealth.com/
iHealth Record - The
iHealth Record was released in May 2005 by Medem. It is a joint venture of
the American Medical Association (AMA) and six other medical societies. Visit
http://www.ihealthrecord.org/
Google Health - Google Health offers a single location to consolidate and store
your medical records and personal health information. You can also use Google
Health to access a host of online services and tools, from a variety of
third-party companies. See http://google.com/health/
KP Online - Kaiser
Permanente has an outstanding online health and wellness web site that
includes an interactive personal health record with detailed medical
information for use by its members. See https://www.kaiserpermanente.org/ MS HealthVault – Microsoft’s HealthVault is designed to put you in control of your health information. A free HealthVault account helps you collect, store and share information with family members and gives you a choice of applications and devices to help manage your fitness, diet and health. Visit http://healthvault.com/ My HealtheVet - My HealtheVet (MHV) is the gateway to veterans’ health benefits
and services. It has been developed and deployed by the U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) and provides access to trusted health information, a
Personal Health Journal, and online prescription refills, viewing appointments,
checking co-pay balances, and other key portions of their VA medical records
- and much more. See http://www.myhealth.va.gov/ My Family Health Portrait - The U.S. Surgeon General has created a new computerized tool to help make it easy for anyone to create a sophisticated portrait of their family's health which can be shared with their physician or family as needed. See http://www.hhs.gov/familyhistory/
WebMD Personal Health Record - The WebMD personal health record (PHR) permits you to securely gather. store, manage and share your own and your family's health information - when you want, where you want, and with whom you choose. See http://www.webmd.com/phr
Consumers should
take the time to understand the advantages and disadvantages of the various
types of PHR providers. I recommend reading "12
Questions Consumers Should Ask When Choosing a PHR," by AHIMA. Also
read “PHR
Systems: An Evolving Challenge to EHR Systems” at Virtual Medical Worlds. |
Partnering Organizations o
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& Technology Hui o
Community Health
Network of West Virginia Open Health News o
Journal of Open Source
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