title: Electronic health records and personal health records.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To provide an overview of electronic personal health information technology.
  
  
  METHODS
  Peer reviewed research studies, review articles, and web resources.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  As technology develops and electronic health records become more common, patients and clinicians are working toward a safer, more personal form of health care delivery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Improving access and input to personal health information is still in its infancy, but with government funding, development of patient health records will continue to grow. Patients are the consumers of health care and are witness to the paradigm shift of access to health information and changes in information communication technology (ICT). For the oncology nurse, the transformation of health care and ICT will require nurses to educate patients and family members on available online resources for self management and health promotion.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Informatics Research& Development, Partners HealthCare System, Wellesley, MA 02481, USA. ccaligtan@partners.org
authors.forename: Christine A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Caligtan
authors.forename: Patricia C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Dykes
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information; D006282:Health Personnel; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D010361:Patients