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m y Personal Health Record Consumer Education Campaign

Prepare. Progress. Protect. m y Personal Health Record Consumer Education Campaign. What is myPHR?. myPHR.com is a web-based resource designed to help consumers better understand and manage a personal health record

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m y Personal Health Record Consumer Education Campaign

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  1. Prepare. Progress. Protect. my Personal Health RecordConsumer Education Campaign

  2. What is myPHR? • myPHR.com is a web-based resource designed to help consumers better understand and manage a personal health record • Provides information on how to obtain medical records, privacy rights, downloadable personal health record forms and a step-by-step guide to creating a PHR • AHIMA does not sell a PHR product or endorse vendors

  3. Objectives • Increase public awareness and understanding of the issues surrounding personal health information and health records. • Provide individuals with the information they need to better manage their personal health information and to encourage them to maintain a personal health record (PHR) in order to help improve the quality of care they receive. • Create greater public awareness of the HIM profession and the important role HIM professionals play in effective management of personal health information needed to deliver quality healthcare to the public.

  4. myPHR.com Grassroots efforts Community presentations, health fairs, local partnerships Campaign Partnerships Link sharing, guest bloggers Campaign Components

  5. myPHR.com Content • myPHR.com features: • Tools and resources, including free PHR forms • Step-by-step guide to creating a PHR and information a PHR should include • Valuable information about privacy rights • News specific to PHRs and health information • Success stories from other PHR users • Events calendar for nationwide health-related activities

  6. Audience Segments • Parents • Seniors • Students • Chronically ill • Travelers • Athletes • Caregivers • Military Families • Physicians New! New!

  7. Did you know? The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) showed that just 12% of American adults are health literate at a level that allows them to manage their care.

  8. myPHR.com Health Literacy Pages • Health literacy is “the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.” • -- Healthy People 2010 • myPHR.com Health Literacy pages: • What is Health Literacy? • Glossary of terms • Patient Status Definitions • Health Literacy Resources

  9. Health Literacy Resources • The federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality • Build your own question list • Tips to prevent medical errors • How to be prepared for appointments • Interaction Checker (Drug Digest) • Deciphering Medspeak – Medical Library Association • Pathways to Empowerment-- Center for Patient Partnerships

  10. New myPHR Activity • Health Information Bill of Rights • Growing online presence • Increasing Spanish resources

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