Assignment:

The patient presents to your office with a Personal Health Records (PHR). Remembering, medical records and PHRs are not the same thing, complete both of the following:

1. Develop and create an educational tool (brochure, flyer pamphlet) that you can provide to your patients that address the following areas:

• How do you access it?
• What obstacles might you identify?
• Frequently Asked Questions

2. Develop and create an educational tool (brochure, flyer pamphlet) for providers to understand the PHR that address the following areas:

• How can we make sure PHR information is accurate, reliable, and complete?
• What obstacles might patients have with control over how their health information is accessed, used, and disclosed?
• Frequently Asked Questions
• What advantages and disadvantages are there?
• What does the clinician need to understand?