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A Personal Health Record (PHR) is a tool that enables you to collect, manage and share past and current information about your health or the health of someone in your care. A PHR can give medical care providers insight into your personal health story.
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Things to know about a Personal Health Record:
- A PHR should enable access to all your important health information.
- Information in your PHR should be accurate and complete.
- You should have control over how your health information is accessed, used, and disclosed.
- A PHR does not replace medical records of healthcare services.
- Medical records and your PHR are not the same. Medical records contain information about your health compiled and maintained by each of your healthcare providers. A PHR is information about your health compiled and maintained by you.
What to include:
- Personal information including name, address and birth date
- People to contact in case of emergency
- Primary care physician and other medical professionals that have treated you
- Names, addresses, and phone numbers of your physician(s), dentist and specialists
- Health insurance information
- Living wills, advance directives, or medical power of attorney
- Organ donor authorization
- A list and dates of conditions and surgical procedures
- Current medications and dosages
- Immunizations received and their dates
- Allergies or sensitivities to drugs, foods, other materials
- Important events, dates, family health history and hereditary conditions
- Results from a recent physical examination or ongoing progress notes
- Opinions of specialists
- Important tests results; eye and dental records
- Correspondence between you and your healthcare and insurance provider(s)
- Any information you want to include about your health – such as your exercise regimen, blood glucose testing, blood pressure, herbal medications you take and more.
Source: www.medidware.com
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