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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

WAYNE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MEDecision, Inc., a leading provider of collaborative health management solutions, will host demonstrations by State of Minnesota Employee Insurance Division Director ...

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 — ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...

From President Bush to the Institute of Medicine, to a dozen other medical think-tanks, the call for electronic recording keeping in medicine is clear. However, very few doctors' offices have switched ...

HR professionals with a PHR earn about $4,500 more per year than those without it. The credential is offered by the Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI) and proves mastery of the technical ...