Category: PHR

John Goodman
Today I am giving a presentation with Jud DeLoss on the topic of “PHRs, Health 2.0 and the Impact of Social Media on Health Care” at the American Health Lawyers Association 2009 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.
As a part of the presentation we are sharing the slides from the presentation with the […]

jingemi
There is a growing discussion on the health consumer-centric (patient-centric) meaning of “meaningful use” of EHRs and health information technology. Jane Sarasohn-Kahn summarizes this discussion in her recent post, “Meanuingful Use - or, whose health is it, anyway?” at Health Populi where she reflects on Ted Eytan’s post, “Is it Meaninful If […]

jingemi
Thanks to Ted Eytan, MD for featuring Jane Sarasohn-Kahn and me as the “Photo Friday” models of the week. The photo was taken at the start of our testimony before NCVHS on the future of PHRs.
Read more this great post here

jingemi
Government Health IT reports that the the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) is developing an online model containing information for consumers about personal health records (PHRs) and the privacy policies related to their use. ONC’s effort appears targeted at engaging consumer to make more informed decisions about the use of PHRs.
The Office […]

jingemi
The Hatfields and McCoys, a metaphor for a modern day high-tech industry rivalry centered on personal health records (PHRs) unfolding between Google Health, Microsoft HealthVault and other PHR vendors. A metaphor that only a West Virginia health care lawyer can really appreciate.
Thanks to a tweet by @2healthguru for pointing out the cnet […]

jingemi
Today Microsoft Corporation and Mayo Clinic announced a new consumer online health service called Mayo Clinic Health Manager, build on the HealthVault platform.
The press release states that Mayo Clinic Health Manager provides individuals “a place to store medical information and receive real-time individualized health guidance and recommendations based on the clinical expertise of […]

Jaan Sidorov
Yesterday, April 16, 2009, the Federal Trade Commission released its proposed Health Breach Notification Rule for Vendors of Personal Health Records (PHRs) and Electronic Health Information.
The official title of the proposed rule is: 16. C.F.R. Part 318: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Public Comments Concerning Proposed Health Breach Notification Rule, […]

John Goodman
The Surgeon General has launched a new online tool allowing a user to create an electronic family health tree to track your family health history. The site is called a href=”https://familyhistory.hhs.gov/fhh-web/home.action””My Family Health Portrait.”/a The Surgeon General a href=”http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/01/20090113a.html”press release/a.br /br /The tool draws on the value of creating a family health […]

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Malorye Allison
The October edition of the a href=”http://www.healthlawyers.org/Template.cfm?Section=Health_Lawyers_News1amp;Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfmamp;TPLID=7amp;ContentID=3817″Health Lawyers News/a, a publication of the a href=”http://www.healthlawyers.org/”American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA)/a, contains an article I co-authored with a href=”http://www.gpmlaw.com/professionals/gerald-e-deloss.aspx”Jud DeLoss/a, a principal in the law firm of Gray Plant Mooty, who blogs at a href=”http://mnhit.blogspot.com/”Minnesota Health IT/a. On the eve of the a href=”http://www.health2con.com/”Health […]