Personal Health Records: The Essential Missing Element in 21st Century Healthcare

Personal Health Records: The Essential Missing Element in 21st Century Healthcare
ISBN-10
0980069769
ISBN-13
9780980069761
Category
Medical
Pages
178
Language
English
Published
2008-08-14
Publisher
Himss Publishing
Authors
Holly Dara Miller, William A. Yasnoff, Howard A. Burde

Description

Personal Health Records provides a comprehensive overview and discussion of the many issues pertaining to the adoption and use of personal health records, a rapidly evolving and essential area of healthcare IT. The book covers issues such as privacy, confidentiality and security; predictive modeling, Web 2.0 and social networking; the new patient-provider paradigm; public trust; applicable laws; and PHR business and sustainability models. The book presents practical implementation guidelines, plus project planning and budgeting information, and provides perspectives of various stakeholders including consumers, providers and payors. The book also includes an insightful foreword by Blackford Middleton, MD.

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