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Personal Health Records: Definitions, Benefits, and Strategies for Overcoming Barriers to Adoption

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Personal health record (PHR) systems are more than just static repositories for patient data; they combine data, knowledge, and software tools, which help patients to become active participants in their own care as discussed by the authors.
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This article is published in Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.The article was published on 2006-03-01 and is currently open access. It has received 1272 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Health informatics.

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Evaluating the implementation of a personal health record for chronic primary and secondary care: a mixed methods approach.

TL;DR: In this paper, a convergent parallel mixed methods design was used, where qualitative and quantitative data were collected in parallel, analyzed separately, and finally merged, to evaluate the fidelity of a personal health record (PHR) in chronic care.
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Electronic personal health records and systems to improve care for vulnerable populations.

TL;DR: In this article, the efforts of this research are to educate patients within vulnerable populations in the use of electronic personal health records so they may better monitor their health, attain desired health goals and manage their health services.
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CardioSmart365: artificial intelligence in the service of cardiologic patients

TL;DR: An integrated system for monitoring and early notification for patients suffering from heart diseases, CardioSmart365 consists of web applications, smartphone native applications, decision support systems, and web services that allow interaction and communication among end users: cardiologists, patients, and general doctors.

Investigating literacy as a predictor of adoption and usage

TL;DR: This study addresses the question: Is Health literacy a predictor of PHR adoption and usage and includes a literacy test, followed by usage surveys to evaluate PHR usage.
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Adverse Drug Events in Ambulatory Care

TL;DR: Improving communication between outpatients and providers may help prevent adverse events related to drugs, and many are preventable or ameliorable.
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The value of health care information exchange and interoperability.

TL;DR: In this paper, the value of electronic health care information exchange and interoperability (HIEI) between providers and independent laboratories, radiology centers, pharmacies, payers, public health departments, and other providers is assessed.
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The Missing Link: Bridging The Patient–Provider Health Information Gap

TL;DR: Personal health records (PHRs) might allow patients and providers to develop new ways of collaborating and provide the basis for broader transformation of the health care system.
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Physicians And Ambulatory Electronic Health Records

TL;DR: Few U.S. physicians use outpatient electronic health records (EHRs), although it appears that most would like to begin, and the key initial policy changes will be those addressing financial incentives and interoperability.
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