Will Your “Personal Health Record” Be Online Within 10 Years?

Medical Records May Go Online – “Health industry, tech firms, government agencies might collaborate to build a secure database of patient records.” [link via D. Cavallini] Related references and resources are as follows:

  • Office of the National Health Information Technology Coordinator (ONCHIT), created by Executive Order 13335, signed April 27, 2004.
  • Your Medical History on a Microchip: Having Key Data Ready in an Emergency
  • Health Information Technology: Improving Quality and Value of Patient Care
  • S. 2421– A bill to modernize the health care system through the use of information technology and to reduce costs, improve quality, and provide a new focus on prevention with respect to health care.
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