Personal Health Records A Guide for Clinicians

by Al-Ubaydli, Mohammad

• ISBN13: 9781444332520
• ISBN10: 144433252X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-03-21
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Personal health records (PHRs) are the most disruptive development in health care since the Mayo Clinic provided all its physicians with access to the medical notes of all its patients. Now patients will share access with clinicians. For many clinicians, this is an exciting opportunity to work better with our patients. PHRtechnology arrives, not a moment too soon, to help us deal with our patients' multiple,complex and unique illnesses. For patients, the technology is a welcome aid to taking control of their health. It is ideally suited for coordinating care amongst multiple specialists and institutions.But with change come challenges. How do you share data with your patient whilemaintaining their privacy? How do you include these online tools with your busy schedule? How much will it cost to your existing spending on information technology? And can you get paid for doing all this extra work?Personal Health Records for Clinicians answers all these questions and more. Learn how to combine convenience with security online; how PHRs can save your time; how to buy software for your clinic that includes PHRs at no extra cost; and how your health insurance company will pay you for working with PHRs.

Author Biography

Mohammad Al-Ubaydli, MD
Honorary Senior Research Associate, University College London, London, UK

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Introduction

What is a PHR

Your Patients

Sharing data with your patients

Protecting your patient's privacy

Patient communities

Your work

PHRs and clinical teams

Educating patients

Saving time in your clinic

Your practice

Technology

Law

Finance

The Future

The Future

Appendix

Google Health

Microsoft HealthVault

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