Description
Discuss the rise and the fall of roman empire
Explanation & Answer
Attached.
INTEGRATING PHR INTO EHR PLATFORMS
1
Integrating PHRs into EHR Platforms
According to the journal by Wynia and Dunn (2010), public health records (PHRs) can
be integrated into electronic health records (EHRs).before exploring ways of integrating it into
EHR, let first define PHR. From the table I, there are several definitions of PHR but I will go
with Markle Foundation of 2003.The foundation defined it as an electronic application through
which patients voice their health concerns, control and have access to health care services. The
foundation also argued that patients can share health information with others through private,
confident and secure surrounding.
From the journal by Wynia and Dunn, several functional models have been explored in
table II.First is the provider owned and provider maintained model on the summary of digitally
clinically health database. Through this model, patients access their health information (EHR)
through portals from the internet and relevant reports. The second way is the use of digital files.
Patients' information is compiled in files is stored, transported and secured mobile phones,
electronic cards, digital assistants and USB cables and sticks. The final model is the software
program owned by the patients. Patients through their physicians enter, manage, compile and
retrieve their health data. This helps healthcare providers obtain problems, diagnosis, concerns,
emergency information that pertains to the patients (Wynia, & Dunn, 2010).
American companies like Wal-Mart, AT&T, BP America and Intel are the pioneers who
have joined hands in integrating PHR into electronic health records. By the time the journal was
written, these companies were providing ...
Review
Review
24/7 Homework Help
Stuck on a homework question? Our verified tutors can answer all questions, from basic math to advanced rocket science!
Similar Content
Related Tags
The Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Prince
by Niccolò Machiavelli
Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde
by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Bell Jar
by Sylvia Plath
The Good Earth
by Pearl S. Buck
Notes from Underground
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Nightingale
by Kristin Hannah
100 Side Hustles
by Chris Guillebeau