A Development of Prototype A Development of Prototype Personal Health Record System Personal Health Record System

based on Continuity of Care based on Continuity of Care DocumentDocument

Journal of Korean Society of Medical InformaticsJournal of Korean Society of Medical InformaticsTung Tran, Hwa Sun Kim, Hune ChoTung Tran, Hwa Sun Kim, Hune Cho

introductionintroduction

The PHR system offers an integrated and The PHR system offers an integrated and comprehensive view of health information, comprehensive view of health information, including the information that people including the information that people generate themselves.generate themselves.

The advantages of the CCD are The advantages of the CCD are shared syntax shared syntax and architectureand architecture, ease of rendering, , ease of rendering, extensibility due to the shared model, extensibility due to the shared model, international and national acceptance, and international and national acceptance, and integration into the EHR.integration into the EHR.

Material and methodsMaterial and methods

resultsresults

Discussion and ConclusionDiscussion and Conclusion The PHR is separate from, and does not The PHR is separate from, and does not

replace, the legal record of any provider.replace, the legal record of any provider.

Patients may store their own health data on Patients may store their own health data on USB drives.USB drives.

The PHR system will provide a The PHR system will provide a standardized standardized summarysummary of personal medical information for of personal medical information for presentation to health care providers.presentation to health care providers.

This PHR system provides a good starting This PHR system provides a good starting point for integration with EMR/EHR systems.point for integration with EMR/EHR systems.