Building a personal health record from nursing perspective

Mikyoung Lee, Connie Delaney, Sue Moorhead

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Abstract

A complex set of needs-the increased accessibility to and interest in health information, more respected patients' rights, advanced information technologies, and pressure to seek a cost-effective healthcare delivery - introduced the Personal Health Record (PHR). Nursing care, as essential to healthcare, must be represented in a PHR, but few studies have explored the nurses' role in the development and expansion of the PHR. Our 'IOWA PERSONAL HEALTH RECORD (IowaPHR)' would be a pioneer to demonstrate how nursing can be integrated in the PHR. IowaPHR is attributed with these innovations: (1) information that embraces main community health concerns; (2) transformation of a standardized nursing language into questions adjusted for consumer vocabulary level; and (3) a user-friendly interface equipped with trending of health conditions and a diary function. The usability of this PHR is validated by experts in terms of content, ease of navigation, time needed to complete tasks, ability to find desired information, and site presentation. This work will provide a way for nursing informatics to make a difference in health informatics.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationConsumer-Centered Computer-Supported Care for Healthy People - Proceedings of NI 2006
Subtitle of host publicationThe 9th International Congress on Nursing Informatics
PublisherIOS Press
Pages25-29
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)158603622X, 9781586036225
StatePublished - 2006
Event9th International Congress on Nursing Informatics, NI 2006 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Duration: Jun 9 2006Jun 21 2006

Publication series

NameStudies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume122
ISSN (Print)0926-9630
ISSN (Electronic)1879-8365

Other

Other9th International Congress on Nursing Informatics, NI 2006
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CitySeoul
Period6/9/066/21/06

Keywords

  • Nursing Informatics
  • Nursing Outcomes Classification
  • Personal Health Record
  • Regional Health Information Organizations

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