William Hersh, Informatics Professor
“In teaching current and future informatics professionals, I often speak about the Internet-savvy baby boomers who will interact more with the healthcare system as they get older, which will likely usher in the era of patient-centered informatics more than anything heretofore.
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Dark Daily
“Data from two studies here in the United States affirms that patients want access to their health records. Consequently, health systems are increasingly making it easier for patients to get access to prescription lists, medical laboratory test results and now even doctors’ notes.
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3gdoctor, mHealth Insight
“Pulse, the UK’s leading weekly publication for UK GP’s, reports on the GPC’s warning to government on their plans to give patients online access to their full GP record by 2015 as part of its ‘Information Revolution’:
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David Lee Scher, KevinMD
“The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, was signed into law on February 17, 2009.
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David Lee Scher, The Digital Health Corner
“In an ongoing series, I have been touching on multiple issues involved in cardiac patients and the data derived from their implantable defibrillators and pacemakers, which is heretofore unavailable directly to them. I have not fully discussed the viewpoint of device companies for a few reasons. I wanted to explore the multiple aspects of the problem and give the patient’s view first.
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David Lee Scher, The Digital Health Corner
“There is a groundswell of discussion concerning patients demanding to have direct access to data derived from their implantable defibrillators and pacemakers. I have discussed in other articles why patients deserve their data and the benefits derived thereof.
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Lisa M. Krieger, Mercury News
“Hugo Campos has a small computer buried in his chest to help keep him alive. But he has no idea what it says about his faulty heart.
All the raw data it collects, especially any erratic rhythms it controls with shocks, goes directly to the manufacturer. And some of it later gets sent to his doctor.
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Cory Schultz, iMedicalApps
“Recording notes about a patient is standard practice among physicians and has often left patients curious about what is written down about them.
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Kaiser Permanente
“Kaiser Permanente already has the largest electronic medical record system in the world. Today, the health care organization announced that 9 million Kaiser Permanente patients now can easily access their own medical information anywhere in the world on mobile devices through a mobile-optimized website.
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Brian Dolan, mobihealthnews
“Kaiser Permanente announced today that its nearly 9 million patients can now securely access their electronic medical records (EMRs) from a new, free mobile app on their Android devices or from other mobile devices via a mobile-optimized site.
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Toni Brayer, KevinMD
“Traditionally, the patient chart stayed in the doctors office and rarely did a patient get a glimpse of anything in the record. Photocopying the chart is expensive and no physician would let a chart leave her office because the record must be held safely for a minimum of 7 years.
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Jane Newman, Dr Chrono
“Last September, the Department of Health and Human Services introduced an amendment to the CLIA Program and HIPAA Privacy Rule: Patients’ Access to Test Reports.
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Rebecca Todd, e-Health Insider Acute
“GP leaders have said they are concerned giving patients access to their online record could risk their medical history being used against them, and may create more work for GPs having to explain medical terms to worried patients.
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Maureen McKinney, ModernHealthcare
“Health insurance carriers that provide coverage for federal employees must soon begin offering their members additional downloading and data-sharing capabilities.
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Sara Jackson, FierceHealthIT
“Physicians may be reluctant to share their notes openly with patients, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine that we reported on last month. Once they try it, however, they seem to like it.
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John Whyte, HuffingtonPost
“That’s still a common phrase you might from the doctor after you’ve have some lab test, biopsy or imaging study like a CT scan. Sometimes the doctor will say “If you don’t hear from me, everything is fine.” Well, given the complexity and comprehensiveness of medical exams nowadays, that’s probably not a good idea. And honestly, it’s never been a good idea to assume no news is good news.
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Andrew Tillett, The West Australian
“A family group has attacked plans to allow children as young as 14 to stop their parents from accessing their personal electronic health records.
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Chris Lancelot, GP Online
“Patients will soon be able to view their medical records online, if the NHS Future Forum’s recent suggestion is adopted by the government.
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Peter Jean, The Canberra Times
“Teenagers will be able to stop their parents accessing their personally controlled electronic health records which are due this year.
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Rebecca Smith, The Telegraph
“Government advisers have said that access to GP medical records online is a vital ‘first step’ towards patients feeling that they truly own information held about them.
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