Wal-Mart, Intel and others to offer PHRs to employees

Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal announced that several large companies were the latest entrants in the race for developing personal health records for their employees. I'm curious to see how they are managing this information and how access is granted to health care providers from a professional standpoint.

http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2007/09/17/wal-mart-intel-co-try-again-with-online-health-records/

Electronic Medical Records

For many people the allure of electronic medical records (EHRs) is too good to not have armchair discussions about. The realities of the situation are far from simple. There are many groups that have an interest in protected health information and adding transparency to personal health records may not be a good thing for Americans. In addition, many physicians and health care providers, including hospitals, are already using electronic health records in one form or another. When your loved ones life is on the line we all look for excuses and pointing the finger at nameless faceless "paper" records is an easy place to put the blame.

Rather than simply sit back and wait for others to magically come up with a solution, Medical Records & Beyond (MR&B) looks to give light to real world solutions that are currently in place and future ideas that could solve our current problems in the medical record industry.