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Connecting Americans to Their Healthcare   This report addresses barriers, emphasizes opportunities, and recommends guidelines for electronic information sharing between patients and clinicians. Specifically, in envisioning a world beyond the ... Details > Connecting for Health Electronic Health Record   The Electronic Health Record (EHR) is a longitudinal electronic record of patient health information generated by one or more encounters in any care delivery setting. The EHR has the ability to genera... Details > Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Health Record Paradigm Shift: Consumer Health Informatics   This paper addresses a personal health record (PHR) vision and its potential for improving quality, safety, cost, and convenience of healthcare; current progress in implementing electronic health reco... Details > American Health Information Management Association HIPAA Basics: Medical Privacy in the Electronic Age   The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) sets the standard for privacy in the electronic age where health industry, government, and public interests often prevail over the patie... Details > Privacy Rights Clearinghouse The Role of the Personal Health Record in the EHR   Health information technology will be integral to the US transformation to a safer, more efficient, consumer-driven healthcare system, and the personal health record (PHR) will be a valuable asset to ... Details > American Health Information Management Association