“Chilmark Research is becoming increasingly uncomfortable with the PHR acronym for Personal Health Record. There are a couple of reasons for this:
1) The term is a hold-over from the physician-centric term EMR and thereby firmly attached to that conceptual framework. But does the average consumer really need to adopt an EMR architectural construct for their PHR? Unlikely. The consumer needs their own unique and self-empowering “system” to more effectively manage their health and interact with the healthcare establishment.”
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John Moore, Chilmark Research, 9 September 2009
