UNMC Web-based Personal Health Record

The University of Nebraska Medical Center is establishing a Web-based Personal Health Record (PHR) program for all its students. In contrast with medical records that are owned by doctors or hospitals, a PHR is owned by the patient and is part of a national effort to involve patients in their own health care.
           
Under the program, students will access a password-secured Web site that provides the electronic format for creation of their health record. An Omaha based company, HDC 4Point Dynamics, is partnering with UNMC to operate and maintain the system which was originally proposed by the Center for Biosecurity at UNMC.
           
A key feature of the system is that each student will have control of his/her own PHR. They will establish and maintain their personal and family health information, and the individual can decide if their PHR can be accessed by health care professionals and for what period of time. The approach facilitates the transportation of essential health information when the student transitions to the private sector or continues education at another institution, as commonly occurs when medical students begin their residency training.
                       
The PHR contains nine different information categories – demographics and insurance, related parties and emergency contacts, patient and family history (chronic conditions), lifestyle/habits/directives, allergies, immunizations, medications, providers, and hospital/clinic visit information and vitals.
           
The PHR is accessible from any place at any time using a browser with Internet connection. Health care providers can access with patient permission and update their relevant medical and visit information. In the near future, students, providers and laboratories will be able to enter lab results. The system will identify the source of the new data.

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HDC 4Point Dynamics

HDC 4Point Dynamics Health Portal

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