Project HealthDesign Webcast now available

Click here for a complete Webcast from last week's Project HealthDesign forum on the future of personal health records.  The Webcast is broken down by sessions so you can check out as much or as little of the day as you like.  I also encourage you to check out a set of short videos that drive home what it might be like for patients to use next-gen PHR tools and applications in the future -- you can access them by clicking on the links to each grantee's summary. 

We hope you'll continue to give us your reactions to the day's discussions, whether you saw them live or on the Web. 

Comments

[HappyMomma]

I am so happy that you taking on this project. With healthcare being so confusing for the average person nad overwhelming it is about time we all start keeping track of our own health information. I work in health care & I am amazed at how many people do not keep track of their/families information such as surgeries and medications. If you ask them most say they do not know or remember dates or specifics. We can not longer rely on the medical system to communicate & organize or most vital information. I started using a personal health record 6 months ago for my family & myself. I am using MyMedTracks from a company names HomeTreeTech, it has a place to put in all vital information for each of my family members & for me. I take the summary page with me everywhere. I even took it on vacation & had to reference it for my sons medications. I urge you to continue to educate the public to begin keeping tehir records so that they can be their own advocates. I am not ready to subscribe to an online service like Microsoft/google and have our information floating out in interent space, especially when I was able to purchase MyMedTracks for 24.95 for a one time fee & put everyones info. in it!!! I am still concerned with how these large companies will use the information. Please continue to educate the public on the issue of personal health records and all of the options. thanks

[Steve Downs]

Thanks very much for the encouragement. It's great to get your perspective as someone who both works in the health care industry and who's maintaining a PHR!