In the near future, citizens will be able to control and manage their own health information
through electronic personal health record systems and tools. The clinical benefits of this …

Emerging electronic health record models present numerous challenges to health care
systems, physicians, and regulators. This article provides explanation of some of the …

Internet-based, personal health records have the potential to profoundly influence the
delivery of health care in the 21st Century, by changing the loci and ownership of the record …

Modern technology has facilitated the creation, dissemination, and reception of information.
In the last two decades, the Internet has emerged to be the new medium, complementing …

The advent of electronic personal health records (PHR) provides a major opportunity to
encourage positive health management practices, such as chronic disease management …

Background My Health e Vet (MHV) is the personal health record and patient portal
developed by the United States Veterans Health Administration (VA). While millions of …

Background: Engaging consumers in sharing information from personally controlled health
records (PCHRs) for health research may promote goals of improving care and advancing …

To provide a survey over significant developments in the area of linking personal health
informatics and clinical informatics, to give insights into critical advances and to discuss …

Cyberspace is a fast-changing, globally-networked, multicultural, and multilingual
information environment with vast possibilities [1-9]. It calls into question national and …

In this paper we explore current access to and barriers to health information for consumers.
We discuss how computers and other developments in information technology are ushering …