Interview with Dr. C. Martin Harris on PHRs
June 21, 2007
In an interview on HIMSS Weekly Insider, Dr. Harris of the Cleveland Clinic is interviewed about MyChart, the Clinic’s Personal Health record which is integrated with Epic System’s EMR. He discusses the value for patients including home monitoring for diabetes and notifying patients on specific medications when new research is available, such as, the FDA warning for the diabetes medication Avandia – over 700 patients were notified immediately using MyChart.
Three take-a-ways:
- “PHR tools are no longer ancillary; they are an integral part of the practice and delivery of high-quality medical services”
- “these tools empower patients to become active participants in their healthcare decisions”
- “these tools will fundamentally transform the way we currently think about the delivery of healthcare services”
