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A [[Personal Health Record]]
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A [[Personal Health Record]] (PHR) is a medical record owned and maintained by an individual.  Access to a person's PHR is controlled by that person.
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The information contained in a PHR is often contributed to by an [[EHR]].  A series of [[EHR]]s may contribute to a single PHR via a [[RHIO]].  Some examples would include [http://www.ihealthrecord.org ihealth],  [http://www.capmed.com CapMed] and [http://www.myphr.com MyPHR]

Latest revision as of 18:47, 1 June 2010

A Personal Health Record (PHR) is a medical record owned and maintained by an individual. Access to a person's PHR is controlled by that person.

The information contained in a PHR is often contributed to by an EHR. A series of EHRs may contribute to a single PHR via a RHIO. Some examples would include ihealth, CapMed and MyPHR