“According to Manhattan Research, a healthcare market research company, personal health records (PHR) are slowly becoming more popular in the U.S., but concerns about privacy and a lack of understanding, as well as doubts about the efficiency of PHRs are holding back widespread adoption. Only about 7 million adults in the U.S. actually use PHRs. Especially those without serious illnesses often don’t see the need for using electronic health records.
Microsoft’s HealthVault (our review), Google Health, and WebMD all offer interesting and consumer friendly services, but they have not been able to gain significant traction in the marketplace, even though there is compelling evidence that electronic records can reduce the chance of medical errors significantly.”
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Frederic Lardinois, ReadWriteWeb, 15 January 2009
