Towards personal health record: current situation, obstacles and trends in implementation of electronic healthcare record in Europe

In this article, we define the electronic healthcare record and present its purpose as a tool for continuity of care. We briefly describe the current situation of usage and focus on the major challenges to wide implementation in Europe and beyond. Finally, we point out trends that show stronger invo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of medical informatics 1998-10, Vol.52 (1), p.105-115
1. Verfasser:	Iakovidis, Ilias
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Computer Systems Computerized, statistical medical data processing and models in biomedicine Continuity of care Continuity of Patient Care Databases as Topic Electronic healthcare record Electronic medical record Europe Forecasting Humans Medical computing and teaching Medical Records Systems, Computerized Medical sciences Personal health record Shared care Telemedicine Terminology as Topic
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Zusammenfassung:	In this article, we define the electronic healthcare record and present its purpose as a tool for continuity of care. We briefly describe the current situation of usage and focus on the major challenges to wide implementation in Europe and beyond. Finally, we point out trends that show stronger involvement of the patients–citizens in the health care prevention and promotion processes, and discuss the impact on the future development of the electronic healthcare record into personal health records.
ISSN:	1386-5056 1872-8243
DOI:	10.1016/S1386-5056(98)00129-4