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The time to explore this topic is now. | The time to explore this topic is now. | ||
The Obama Administration is discussing [http://www.whitehouse.gov/search/?keywords=personal%20health%20records | The Obama Administration is discussing [http://www.whitehouse.gov/search/?keywords=personal%20health%20records personal health records]. | ||
We all have our own personal health records. Most of our records are in archives and records departments of various doctors' offices, hospitals, and health care facilities. | We all have our own personal health records. Most of our records are in archives and records departments of various doctors' offices, hospitals, and health care facilities. | ||
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Insurance companies also have copies, and many decisions are made based on what's in our records. We may or may not know about the information, its significance, or its effects on our policies. | Insurance companies also have copies, and many decisions are made based on what's in our records. We may or may not know about the information, its significance, or its effects on our policies. | ||
The medical profession has a key stake in having standards in place that facilitate proper access to necessary records. The [http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?SQ=&TT=1&QT=%22personal+health+records%22&searchbtn=Search | The medical profession has a key stake in having standards in place that facilitate proper access to necessary records. The [http://www.index.va.gov/search/va/va_search.jsp?SQ=&TT=1&QT=%22personal+health+records%22&searchbtn=Search VA Hospital], [http://xnet.kp.org/newscenter/pressreleases/nat/2009/042209myhealthmgr.html Kaiser Permanente], and the [http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=216900387 Mayo Clinic] are models of patient records exchanges. Notable players in this space are [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/healthvault/default.aspx Microsoft] and [http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/google-health-helping-you-better.html Google]. | ||
There are at least a couple of groups ([http://hitsp.org/ | There are at least a couple of groups ([http://hitsp.org/ Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel], [http://e-patients.net/ e-patients.net ]) working on making patient records interoperable. | ||
What's going on? How can we help? What skill sets can we bring to the table? | What's going on? How can we help? What skill sets can we bring to the table? | ||
Revision as of 14:49, 25 April 2009
The time to explore this topic is now.
The Obama Administration is discussing personal health records.
We all have our own personal health records. Most of our records are in archives and records departments of various doctors' offices, hospitals, and health care facilities.
Insurance companies also have copies, and many decisions are made based on what's in our records. We may or may not know about the information, its significance, or its effects on our policies.
The medical profession has a key stake in having standards in place that facilitate proper access to necessary records. The VA Hospital, Kaiser Permanente, and the Mayo Clinic are models of patient records exchanges. Notable players in this space are Microsoft and Google.
There are at least a couple of groups (Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel, e-patients.net ) working on making patient records interoperable.
What's going on? How can we help? What skill sets can we bring to the table?