“She’s sitting by the Advil. How she pried off the child-proof top, you don’t know, but it looks like she ingested some pills. You call the Poison Control Center (PCC), where a doctor walks you through treatment and follow-up care. A few hours later, you receive medical details about the incident via e-mail, which you enter into her personal health record (PHR), noting that details from a recent check-up have been automatically uploaded from her primary care provider. It’s all part of electronic health care-and it’s all for your dog.
As health organizations sample the latest in technology, pet proponents are snapping up ideas. And they aren’t just scraps. Electronic health records (EHRs), PHRs and information exchange now come in fur-friendly versions. Pet health applications are simpler than their human counterparts, so they have a leg up on adoption, but some IT issues are species-wide.”
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Cheryl McEvoy, Advance, 6 January 2010
