title: PHRs are now in hospitals; what does this mean for quality?
abstract: * Hospitals can have immediate access to vital information such as meds, history, recent test results. * HIPAA does not apply to PHRs, since patients control transfer of information. * Let your patient population determine which PHRs you select.
mesh_terms: D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D020408:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; D008498:Medical Record Linkage; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D014481:United States