Wonder if PHR will ever take off. Google is ending its PHR quest. Per report:
PHR relies most heavily on individual motivation and efforts. They are controlled by the consumer, and require individuals ....... their health data.
7% of consumers had tried online personal health records, and fewer than half of those continued to use them.
Sometimes I think Jon is right in designing AC so doctors do not pay for this new portal for AC, but make patients pay (though sometimes I think if doctors using AC paid some REASONABLE MAINTENANCE fee, maybe more patients may use it/or in our geriatric patients, their family would access the parents records. When other practices in our town give it free to their patients sometimes I think we may be at a professional disadvantage- and I am ready to pay as above). Analogy: I believe all banks now give the portal access free to personal accounts, maybe not for business accounts.
I am not sure if Portal would be mandatory in phase 2 of MU requirements. (Vaguely remember a collegue talking about it, but I have not looked into that). If it is mandatory then ofcourse......
Food for thought for different pay model so patients do not have to pay.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/25/technology/25health.html?_r=1&hpw
