Re: OT: (or not?) What is the best PHR Personal Health Record service?

2013-03-13 Thread Michael Butash
That's actually rather cool that someone started diy to move off the commercial platforms, and actually seems reasonably mature. I noticed their "backups and high-availability" noticeably absent an entry though. Sad part is to Joe's dilemma is likely every system's schema is proprietary, and

Re: OT: (or not?) What is the best PHR Personal Health Record service?

2013-03-13 Thread Dazed_75
Just saw this and thought you might be interested: http://opensource.com/health/13/3/interview-luis-falcon-gnu-health On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 3:25 PM, wrote: > > The biggest problem in my mind for such things is not the security > > though that is important. > > > > The biggest problem is getti

Re: OT: (or not?) What is the best PHR Personal Health Record service?

2013-03-13 Thread joe
> The biggest problem in my mind for such things is not the security > though that is important. > > The biggest problem is getting the information to be actually used > by medical personnel. Excellent point ... and the reason why I believe everyone should and can (to a much greater extent) take c

Re: OT: (or not?) What is the best PHR Personal Health Record service?

2013-03-13 Thread joe
Keith last wrote: > Ok,  Everyone has good security until someone does something like > take a disk home or there is a break in and the server gets > stolen... or there is a hack. Of course, thieves can break into doctors' offices and steal medical records (as was done in the case of some of Nixo

Re: OT: (or not?) What is the best PHR Personal Health Record service?

2013-03-13 Thread Dazed_75
not put any of my medical info anywhere. > > > Keith Smith > > --- On *Wed, 3/13/13, j...@actionline.com * wrote: > > > From: j...@actionline.com > Subject: Re: OT: (or not?) What is the best PHR Personal Health Record > service? > To: "Main PLUG discus

Re: OT: (or not?) What is the best PHR Personal Health Record service?

2013-03-13 Thread keith smith
.  Keith Smith --- On Wed, 3/13/13, j...@actionline.com wrote: From: j...@actionline.com Subject: Re: OT: (or not?) What is the best PHR Personal Health Record service? To: "Main PLUG discussion list" Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 2:05 PM > I think Joe is

Re: OT: (or not?) What is the best PHR Personal Health Record service?

2013-03-13 Thread joe
> I think Joe is talking about personal tracking... not some central > service, > right? > Eric Actually, no, I am interested in finding/choosing an online PHR. --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscr

Re: OT: (or not?) What is the best PHR Personal Health Record service?

2013-03-13 Thread joe
There are PHR services that allow you to manage (edit and makek corrections) if there should be any erroneous information in your medical records. Also, most PHR services do have very good security provisions so that only authorized persons with applicable passwords (your own doctors, etc.) can a

Re: OT: (or not?) What is the best PHR Personal Health Record service?

2013-03-13 Thread Eric Cope
gy concerns me. > > > Keith Smith > > --- On *Wed, 3/13/13, j...@actionline.com * wrote: > > > From: j...@actionline.com > Subject: Re: OT: (or not?) What is the best PHR Personal Health Record > service? > To: "Main PLUG discussion

Re: OT: (or not?) What is the best PHR Personal Health Record service?

2013-03-13 Thread keith smith
s.  It was against policy for that data to leave the building where he worked. Too much technology concerns me. Keith Smith --- On Wed, 3/13/13, j...@actionline.com wrote: From: j...@actionline.com Subject: Re: OT: (or not?) What is the best PHR Personal Health Reco

Re: OT: (or not?) What is the best PHR Personal Health Record service?

2013-03-13 Thread joe
Thanks to Keith Smith, Michael Butash, and AZ Pete for your responses. Keith asked, in part: > What is our Primary Care Physician doing? > Do you really want a central repository of your medical records > for the Gov to poke into? As AZ Pete pointed out, The gov't already has almost all the info

Re: OT: (or not?) What is the best PHR Personal Health Record service?

2013-03-13 Thread keith smith
Nice!! Keith Smith --- On Tue, 3/12/13, AZ Pete wrote: From: AZ Pete Subject: Re: OT: (or not?) What is the best PHR Personal Health Record service? To: "Main PLUG discussion list" Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 9:20 PM FYI, the

Re: OT: (or not?) What is the best PHR Personal Health Record service?

2013-03-12 Thread AZ Pete
oc is going to read that stuff and take it for the final truth. If they do, can you say law suit? Keith Smith --- On *Tue, 3/12/13, j...@actionline.com //* wrote: From: j...@actionline.com Subject: OT: (or not?) What is the best PHR Personal Hea

Re: OT: (or not?) What is the best PHR Personal Health Record service?

2013-03-12 Thread Michael Butash
Good question - I'm a bit curious myself, but there's been no obvious answer. Anyone brave enough to try something out there personally? I've built networks in hospitals enough to understand the commercial EMR apps are generally a kludge-y at best, so I'm afraid to see what they'd actually pre

Re: OT: (or not?) What is the best PHR Personal Health Record service?

2013-03-12 Thread keith smith
read that stuff and take it for the final truth.  If they do, can you say law suit?  Keith Smith --- On Tue, 3/12/13, j...@actionline.com wrote: From: j...@actionline.com Subject: OT: (or not?) What is the best PHR Personal Health Record service? To: pl

OT: (or not?) What is the best PHR Personal Health Record service?

2013-03-12 Thread joe
What is the best PHR Personal Health Record service? Actually, this may not be OT as part of the question is whether *open source* options may be (or not) better than commercial options. Google abandoned Google Health. Several PHR services have shuttered. I would never trust micro$shaft with my h