A National Web Conference on Personal Health Records: An Overview
Event Date:
March 05, 2008 | 12:30pm – 2:00pm ET
Overall Purpose:
This national Web conference, the first in a three-part series, provided an overview of Personal Health Records (PHRs). Hear about the development and evolution of PHRs, the interests of PHR developers and sponsors, and PHR policy-related issues and legislation. Also discussed were PHRs and the new National Consumer Empowerment Standards, now required for Federal IT system procurement. A case study of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's online PHR, PatientSite, and its seven-year experience incorporating PatientSite into its system of care was presented.
Event Materials:
- Presentation Slides (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- Responses to Q&A (PDF, 59 KB)
- Recording of the Presentation