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Article: Personal health records pose 'wild West' situation.(Practice Trends)
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- Family Practice News
- Article date:
- January 1, 2008
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As physicians struggle to decide if or when to incorporate electronic health records into their practices, personal health records are gaining popularity. Personal health records (PHRs) allow patients to store and access their medical information electronically Various versions are available through physicians, health systems, insurers, and employers, and are offered on a standalone, subscription basis. But with so many models, no two records are likely to be the same and each may present different challenges for the physician-patient relationship.
"We're really in a kind of Wild West situation with the PHR," said Dr. Peter Basch, an internist and medical director ...