CMS is partnering with a group of health plans for a program designed to encourage Medicare beneficiaries to use PHRs. True, CMS already offers the PHRs to patients with Medicare Advantage and/or ...

How can employers encourage employee participation in a PHR? Employers can offer employees access to PHR programs directly, and many have begun doing so. Some companies present it as a benefit ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Slow diffusion of patient-managed electronic health information record technologies, or PHRs, has limited the development of an interoperable health information infrastructure that ...

Just like with do-it-yourself taxes, a growing software industry lets patients create their own "personal health records." No more answering 10-page questionnaires every time you visit a new doctor — ...

MEDecision, Inc., a leading provider of collaborative health management solutions, will host demonstrations by State of Minnesota Employee Insurance Division Director Nathan Moracco at the 2011 ...

Half will get standard care. Half will be taught to use a PHR that links directly to the health system’s own records plus allowing patients to record daily blood pressure, diet and other lifestyle ...

As a working mom with five kids ranging in age from 4 to 10, Barbara Kerecz needs all the help she can get to keep track of her family’s health needs. She can’t afford to allow a child’s doctor’s ...

Children’s Medical Center Dallas is one of the first hospitals in the country to export patient data to a personal health record that can be viewed anywhere, allowing some of the hospital’s most ...

The responsibilities of human resource professionals include recruitment, hiring, training, labor relations, compensation and benefits. Small businesses usually need a full-time human resource ...