One of the main obstacles to reach the goal of personalized medicine is due to the inability of the patient's current record for integration with patient data as they are stored in different settings and across different health care providers. The assimilation of this data into a single package could allow not only health professionals to provide better patient management, but also help patients during medical emergencies.
The growth of the IT industry in recent years has lowered the cost price of the storage devices, increasing their memory capacity. Computers are now widely used in the market, and many individuals have a basic knowledge of a computer. USB, or universal serial bus are a standard feature in many modern computers. These factors …show more content…
In the past each time a patient visit a hospital, their medical records are stored on paper for many years. Now, today the technology paradigm allows you to place these documents in digital format. But, patients will not have access to these records when they are discharged from hospital. When you create your own personal health records that may be able to carry all of their personal health information with them.
Having personal health information always with you allow your doctor to quickly access your health condition. It also provides a tool to monitor all of your health parameters for a period of time. In case of any abnormal changes in your parameters such as blood pressure, in case you’re a hypertensive patient or your blood sugar level if you are a diabetic patients allows doctors to quickly optimize the treatment.
PHR is not a medical record that is compiled and maintained only by your healthcare provider. The difference is PHR helps to improve the quality of your healthcare. PHR help you collect, track and share past and current information about your health or the health of someone in your care!!
This information can save and improve your life, which is important than anything else. And also saves you from the inconvenience of repeating the routine medical test. Even when routine procedures do need to be
The growth of the IT industry in recent years has lowered the cost price of the storage devices, increasing their memory capacity. Computers are now widely used in the market, and many individuals have a basic knowledge of a computer. USB, or universal serial bus are a standard feature in many modern computers. These factors …show more content…
In the past each time a patient visit a hospital, their medical records are stored on paper for many years. Now, today the technology paradigm allows you to place these documents in digital format. But, patients will not have access to these records when they are discharged from hospital. When you create your own personal health records that may be able to carry all of their personal health information with them.
Having personal health information always with you allow your doctor to quickly access your health condition. It also provides a tool to monitor all of your health parameters for a period of time. In case of any abnormal changes in your parameters such as blood pressure, in case you’re a hypertensive patient or your blood sugar level if you are a diabetic patients allows doctors to quickly optimize the treatment.
PHR is not a medical record that is compiled and maintained only by your healthcare provider. The difference is PHR helps to improve the quality of your healthcare. PHR help you collect, track and share past and current information about your health or the health of someone in your care!!
This information can save and improve your life, which is important than anything else. And also saves you from the inconvenience of repeating the routine medical test. Even when routine procedures do need to be