title: Holding medical records in the palm of your hand.
abstract: Imagine patients carrying their own medical records with them on a floppy disk. It's happening, and it's closer than you may think.
authors.affiliation: MHA Communication and Education Division, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D016287:Computer Peripherals; D003628:Database Management Systems; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D008824:Michigan; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010067:Ownership