title: Evaluation of personal health record systems through the lenses of EC research projects.
abstract: Personal health record (PHR) systems are a rapidly expanding area in the field of health information technology which motivates an ongoing research towards their evaluation in several different aspects. In this direction, we present a systematic review of the currently available PHR systems. Initially, we define a clear and concise set of requirements for efficient PHR systems which is based on real-world implementation experiences of several European research projects and also on established and widely used formal standards. Subsequently, these requirements are used to perform a systematic evaluation of existing PHR system implementations. Our evaluation study provides a thorough requirement analysis and an insight on the current status of personal health record systems. The results of the present work can therefore be used as a basis for future evaluation studies which should be conducted periodically as technology evolves and requirements are revised.
authors: Computational Medicine Laboratory, FORTH-ICS N. Plastira 100, Vassilika Vouton, GR-71110 Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Electronic address: genitsar@gmail.com.
authors: Irini
authors: I
authors: Genitsaridi
authors: Computational Medicine Laboratory, FORTH-ICS N. Plastira 100, Vassilika Vouton, GR-71110 Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
authors: Haridimos
authors: H
authors: Kondylakis
authors: Computational Medicine Laboratory, FORTH-ICS N. Plastira 100, Vassilika Vouton, GR-71110 Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
authors: Lefteris
authors: L
authors: Koumakis
authors: Computational Medicine Laboratory, FORTH-ICS N. Plastira 100, Vassilika Vouton, GR-71110 Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
authors: Kostas
authors: K
authors: Marias
authors: Computational Medicine Laboratory, FORTH-ICS N. Plastira 100, Vassilika Vouton, GR-71110 Heraklion, Crete, Greece; Department of Applied Informatics and Multimedia Technological Educational Institute, Estavromenos, GR-71004 Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
authors: Manolis
authors: M
authors: Tsiknakis
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D055991:Health Records, Personal; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008490:Medical Informatics; D008962:Models, Theoretical
keywords: Evaluation study; Functional analysis; Functional model; Personal health record; Personal health record system; Personal health record systems requirements