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==Introduction==
 
==Introduction==
Patients use [[Personal Health Records (PHR)|PHR]] to manage and update their own medical information, therefore empowering individuals to improve their health, as they are able to better monitor health conditions and more effectively communicate with health care providers. Patients typically use PHRs in one of three formats: a provider-maintained digital summary of clinical information accessible to patients; a patient-owned software program that allows users to view and update their own health information; or portable, interoperable digital files with which patients can manage and transfer information. PHRs in mobile format (mPHRs) fall into the third category and allow patients to access health information via the Internet or telecommunication devices, such as cellular phones. Mobile devices also possess the potential to withstand certain types of infrastructural failures during disasters. They may be uniquely qualified to play important roles in responding to public health emergencies (PHEs). During natural disasters large number of people are displaced and injured. In such situations, reliable sources of clinical information are invaluable to patients who cannot communicate or receive treatment from caregivers who are unfamiliar with their medical histories.Integrating PHRs and mPHRs into emergency response plans could help ensure quality health care delivery if or when existing methods of information sharing (eg, paper- and/or computer-based records) fail.   
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Patients use [[PHR|Personal Health Records (PHR)]] to manage and update their own medical information, therefore empowering individuals to improve their health, as they are able to better monitor health conditions and more effectively communicate with health care providers. Patients typically use PHRs in one of three formats: a provider-maintained digital summary of clinical information accessible to patients; a patient-owned software program that allows users to view and update their own health information; or portable, interoperable digital files with which patients can manage and transfer information. PHRs in mobile format (mPHRs) fall into the third category and allow patients to access health information via the Internet or telecommunication devices, such as cellular phones. Mobile devices also possess the potential to withstand certain types of infrastructural failures during disasters. They may be uniquely qualified to play important roles in responding to public health emergencies (PHEs). During natural disasters large number of people are displaced and injured. In such situations, reliable sources of clinical information are invaluable to patients who cannot communicate or receive treatment from caregivers who are unfamiliar with their medical histories.Integrating PHRs and mPHRs into emergency response plans could help ensure quality health care delivery if or when existing methods of information sharing (eg, paper- and/or computer-based records) fail.   
  
 
==Methods==
 
==Methods==

Revision as of 16:17, 2 October 2015

This is a review of the article "Going Mobile: How Mobile Personal Health Records Can Improve Health Care During Emergencies" by Nidhi Bouri and Sanjana Ravi created in 2014.[1]

Introduction

Patients use Personal Health Records (PHR) to manage and update their own medical information, therefore empowering individuals to improve their health, as they are able to better monitor health conditions and more effectively communicate with health care providers. Patients typically use PHRs in one of three formats: a provider-maintained digital summary of clinical information accessible to patients; a patient-owned software program that allows users to view and update their own health information; or portable, interoperable digital files with which patients can manage and transfer information. PHRs in mobile format (mPHRs) fall into the third category and allow patients to access health information via the Internet or telecommunication devices, such as cellular phones. Mobile devices also possess the potential to withstand certain types of infrastructural failures during disasters. They may be uniquely qualified to play important roles in responding to public health emergencies (PHEs). During natural disasters large number of people are displaced and injured. In such situations, reliable sources of clinical information are invaluable to patients who cannot communicate or receive treatment from caregivers who are unfamiliar with their medical histories.Integrating PHRs and mPHRs into emergency response plans could help ensure quality health care delivery if or when existing methods of information sharing (eg, paper- and/or computer-based records) fail.

Methods

For analysis and research in use of mPHRs in emergency settings, the authors conducted a literature review using the research databases PubMed and SCOPUS. They identified scientific studies and peer-reviewed literature that address PHRs and their use in emergency and nonemergency settings, as well as legal and regulatory concerns relating to their use. They also reviewed literature from federal agencies, particularly the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), regarding health information technology (HIT) and EHRs, and the potential integration of PHRs into these processes.

Results

References

  1. Going Mobile: How Mobile Personal Health Records Can Improve Health Care During Emergencies Bouri, N., & Ravi, S. (2014). Going Mobile: How Mobile Personal Health Records Can Improve Health Care During Emergencies. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2(1), e8. http://doi.org.ezproxyhost.library.tmc.edu/10.2196/mhealth.3017

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