With desktop privacy and Internet extensions, PHR bridges the best of both worlds. For patients who are very skittish about security, there's CapMed's Personal Health Record, software designed to be used on a patient's home computer. The fact that it is not Internet-based resolves the security question. If you want to avoid prying eyes and just will not trust your personal health information to Internet databases, you are in good company. Web Sites disclosed, Most people consider electronic piracy not disclosure of personal information by medical personnel, health plan officials, or other authorized users as the bigger threat to privacy.
Privacy still remains the loose link in the chain of trust .
Residing on your own personal computer and not on the Internet, PHR opts for unambiguous medical record privacy. Medical Errors Medical errors rank among the Nation's leading causes of death and injury, according to a recent report by the Institute of Medicine. As many as 44,000 to 98,000 people die in U.S. hospitals each year as the result of medical errors. According to a US government fact sheet, the single most important way you can help to prevent medical errors is to be an active member of your health care team. That means taking part in every decision about your health care.