Personal Health Records/Technology Resources
Personal Health Information and Technologies is a dynamic field, with new developments seemingly every day. This includes personal health records and platforms that will enhance the provider-patient relationship, and assist in self-management, as well as personal health technologies that will allow health care to move from the hospitals and clinician offices into the home.
Medicare PHR Choice Program in Arizona and Utah
Original Medicare beneficiaries who are permanent residents of Arizona or Utah can now have free access to a personal health record. A new program, Medicare PHR Choice, helps eligible Medicare beneficiaries build their own personal health record. If a beneficiary choosea one of the four preferred PHR companies, he/she can authorize Medicare to send up to two years of past claims to the personal health record to help the beneficiary get started. The four PHR vendors chosen by Medicare for the Arizona and Utah pilot include:
For more information on the program, visit our Medicare PHR page or www.medicare.gov/phr.
Personal Health Record (PHR) Resources
IMPORTANT: Guidance to consumers
U.S. Government advice on building and maintaining a PHR (video!)
MyPHR - Videos and tools for learning more about PHRs and choosing one that's right for you
Learn about the "Leavitt Label" - plans by the U.S. government to increase consumer confidence in PHRs
Personal Health Record Systems
The following companies have existing or future plans that allow for multiple PHRs on a single platform:
Personal Health Technology Resources
Congressional Activity (pending)
Independent Health Record Trust Bill (H.R. 2991)
