storing an individual’s personal health information
A personal health record or PHR is a health record that initiated by an someone. The PHR provide a accomplished and precise summary of the medical history of an someone by collecting information from several sources and making this data approachable online to anybody who has the important electronic credentials to view the information.
The PHR is an unclear conception that has been developing several years ago. The personal health record has been used to computerized and paper-based systems; although, current usage usually implies an electronic resource. Recently, several definitions of the term have been proposed by several organizations. While each definition is unique, most of the definitions agree that the PHR is a computerized application program that memories an individual’s personal health information.
PHRs can contain informations about:
* pictures – for identification
* medications
* vaccination records
* allergies – like drug, food or environmental
* medical conditions – like asthma, diabetes, high blood pressure
* medical devices or implants, such as joint replacements, pacemakers, shunts
* emergency contacts – who do you want called first in an emergency?
* doctors’ contact information
* advanced directives – like a living will or power of attorney
* insurance information – you know how important that can be
* laboratory test
Digital health record system is definitely a better way to do store patient’s medical health records. It provides accurate record holding on, increased level of healthcare and decrease in malpractice insurance premiums. It involves doing away with the pen and paper system of keeping medical records and embracing the digitalizing of all information. Like every new thing, change is not always welcome. A few physicians are stuck in their ways and are not embracing this new system without a fight.
