Personal Health Record
HIMSS defines an ePHR as follows:
An electronic Personal Health Record (“ePHR”) is a universally accessible, layperson comprehensible, lifelong tool for managing relevant health information, promoting health maintenance and assisting with chronic disease management via an interactive, common data set of electronic health information and e-health tools. The ePHR is owned, managed, and shared by the individual or his or her legal proxy(s) and must be secure to protect the privacy and confidentiality of the health information it contains. It is not a legal record unless so defined and is subject to various legal limitations.
HIMSS’ definition is meant to address the immediate and future developmental direction of ePHRs, with the understanding that any ePHR definition is not static and will evolve with future technology advances and further adoption of electronic health records (EHRs)/electronic medical records (EMRs) and ePHRs that will create shifts in the culture surrounding the utilization and demand of ePHR constituents.
Read the complete PHR Definition Position Statement
Latest News:
Kaiser, Microsoft Partner on Online Health Records Pilot
On Monday, Kaiser Permanente announced it would partner with Microsoft to create a pilot project that will link Kaiser's patient data with Microsoft's personal health record service, the New York Times reports.
CMS OKs Hospital Payment for Interface Between Provider, Hospital
CMS has indicated that it would allow a hospital to pay for the interface between a provider and the hospital without any violation in Stark laws. This may be helpful to health centers that need a hospital to pay for programming an interface to the health center’s EMR so data can flow between the two. This was found on the Hosp Assoc of NYS (HANYS) web site.
CMS Opinion Would Allow for More Electronic Health Information Exchange
CMS has indicated that it would allow a hospital to pay for the interface between a provider and the hospital without any violation in Stark laws. This may be helpful to health centers that need a hospital to pay for programming an interface to the health center’s EMR so data can flow between the two. This was found on the Hosp Assoc of NYS (HANYS) web site.