Personal Health Records Also called: Electronic health records, Patient health record Summary You’ve probably seen your chart at your doctor’s office. In fact, you may have charts at several doctors’ offices. If you’ve been in the hospital, you have a chart there, too. These charts are your medical records. They may be on paper or electronic. To keep track of all this information, it’s a good idea to keep your own personal health record. What kind of information would you put in a personal health record? You could start with Your name, birth date, blood type, and emergency contact information Date of last physical Dates and results of tests and screenings Major illnesses and surgeries, with dates A list of your medicines and supplements, the dosages, and how long you’ve taken them Any allergies Any chronic diseases Any history of illnesses in your family Related Issues Accessing Your Health Information: Your Rights and Your Provider’s Responsibilities Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Avoiding Medical Identity Theft American Health Information Management Association Common Privacy Myths American Health Information Management Association Creating a Health Journal American Academy of Family Physicians How to Create a Personal Health Record American Health Information Management Association How to Keep Your Health Information Private and Secure Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology How to Read Your Radiology Report Array Information for Caregivers American Health Information Management Association Letting Your Personal Health Information Be Used and Shared for Research National Institutes of Health Protecting the Privacy and Security of Your Health Information Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Telehealth: When Technology Meets Health Care Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research The Medical Home Nemours Foundation What Your Can Do to Protect Your Health Information Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Your Health Information Rights Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Clinical Trials ClinicalTrials.gov: Electronic Health Records National Institutes of Health ClinicalTrials.gov: Health Records, Personal National Institutes of Health ClinicalTrials.gov: Meaningful Use National Institutes of Health Find an Expert Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights Children Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule Allow Parents the Right to See Their Children’s Medical Records? Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights Your Child’s Immunization Record American Academy of Pediatrics NIH MedlinePlus Magazine EHR/PHR Basics Electronic Health Records Place 1st at Indy 500 Electronic Health Records: Permanent, Private, and Informative Personal, Electronic, Secure: National Library of Medicine Hosts Health Records Conference Statistics and Research Electronic Health Record Systems and Intent to Apply for Meaningful Use Incentives among Office-based Physician Practices: United States, 2001-2011 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Health Care Professionals Devise Ways to Get Around Using Electronic Health Record Systems Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Study Outlines Physicians’ Difficulties in Transitioning from Older to Newer Electronic Health Records for E-Prescribing Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Use and Characteristics of Electronic Health Record Systems among Office-Based Physician Practices: United States, 2001-2013 National Center for Health Statistics Use of Electronic Health Records in Residential Care Communities National Center for Health Statistics Teenagers Electronic Health Records Nemours Foundation Your Medical Records Nemours Foundation Start Here Frequently Asked Questions about Personal Health Records American Health Information Management Association What Is a Personal Health Record (PHR)? American Health Information Management Association Array Patient portals – An online tool for your health Journal Articles Personal Health Records
