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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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >