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Medicare Testing Personal Health Records

by Barbara Kram, Editor | June 26, 2007

-- Identify the minimum content and functionality for the PHRs tools; and

-- Assess the best methods for outreach and education to encourage adoption and ongoing use.

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Currently, Medicare beneficiaries are able to receive some personalized information about their Medicare benefits and services at the Mymedicare.gov page on www.medicare.gov. The ability to access a fuller, more comprehensive PHR from health plans, through the Mymedicare.gov site is an added benefit to its current services.

This Registration Summary/Medication History PHR study is part of a larger PHR action plan, which describes a number of ways that CMS can help promote the growth of PHRs and ensure that beneficiaries' have private and secure access to their own health care information. CMS' action plan supports the activities being undertaken by the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the National Coordinator, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and the American Health Information Community.


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