Connecting Americans to Their Healthcare: Final Report - Working Group on Policies for Electronic Information Sharing Between Doctors and Patients

Publication Date: July 2004

Publisher: John and Mary R. Markle Foundation; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Author(s): Connecting for Health Working Group on Policies for Electronic Information Sharing Between Doctors and Patients

Research Area: Health Information Technology

Keywords: Personal health record (PHR); Health Information Technology; Consumer Participation

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

Makes recommendations for the development and deployment of electronic Personal Health Record (PHR) solutions, specifically regarding public awareness and understanding, vendor and provider policies, and undertaking a series of Personal Health Record (PHR) demonstration projects.