Verizon's new EHR
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Verizon Communications announced that the company has implemented an electronic personal health-record system for its more than 900,000 active employees, retirees and their families.
They are calling this the Verizon HealthZone PHR. The system works in conjunction with WebMD and will allow individuals to store personalized health information on a password-protected Web site. This information will then be accessible anywhere the internet is available. It will make portability of records more convenient.
The Chairman is hoping that this kind of a simple connection will create more consumer power that may drive changes across the healthcare system.
Critics are claiming it will put personal data at increased risk and may create some increased liability.
What are reader's thoughts about centralizing health data in a manner similar to this?
They are calling this the Verizon HealthZone PHR. The system works in conjunction with WebMD and will allow individuals to store personalized health information on a password-protected Web site. This information will then be accessible anywhere the internet is available. It will make portability of records more convenient.
The Chairman is hoping that this kind of a simple connection will create more consumer power that may drive changes across the healthcare system.
Critics are claiming it will put personal data at increased risk and may create some increased liability.
What are reader's thoughts about centralizing health data in a manner similar to this?
Labels: Electronic, health record
posted by Anonymous at 6:05 AM
6 Comments:
Makes alot of sense. With the information technology that exists, this should become more widespread. Providers probably won't like it because it makes it harder to justify repeating identical procedures.
Really, more of youe electronic health record has been on the web than you will ever know.
lots of pros and cons with this idea, but it seems inevitable anyway, and probably a good idea, especially if you travel, live in more than one place,or receive specialist medical care in different places...all issues I've faced and face and one of the biggest administrative hurdles is having your "records" where they are needed, when they are needed. I try to keep as complete a set of record copies as I can manage for those appts with new docs or consultants...but, it's overwhelming, so some technology assist here would help me.
Just another way for The Man to keep tabs on us...
But if the these consumers are given the option of whether they want their info handled this way, let them for themselves. As for the liability, I would think a waiver of liability should be included as part of the opt in/opt out.
How does this differ from a VPN? VPNs are HIPAA compliant. I'm sure this probably is, too, but I'm also tech-challenged so I have no idea how VPN works...
I've also thought this was a good idea for a long time (I'm seriously a genius)--especially for people who use more than one provider. It's amazing how often MD's duplicate their own orders, or orders of other MDs because they don't know what happens with a patient outside of their immediate presence. And how could they? But we all know that electronic tracking systems are only as good as the input artists. Look at FMH's billing.
AMEN on the problems with the billing.
Garbage in equals garbage out
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