The value of personal health record (PHR) systems

• Published in: AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings Vol. 2008; pp. 343 - 347
• Main Authors: Kaelber, David, Pan, Eric C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Medical Informatics Association 06.11.2008
• Subjects: Cost-Benefit Analysis; Health Care Costs - statistics & numerical data; Health Records, Personal - economics; Medical Records Systems, Computerized - economics; Models, Economic; United States; United States

Personal health records (PHRs) are a rapidly growing area of health information technology despite a lack of significant value-based assessment.Here we present an assessment of the potential value of PHR systems, looking at both costs and benefits.We examine provider-tethered, payer-tethered, and th...