Health Information Exchange

Assignment 1: Visit http://myphr.com/ and read information about Personal Health Records.Should everyone have a PHR today?Why or why not? What is its value to you or to your family?How do you go about getting one?Should you worry about privacy?

Solution: https://www.dchi.duke.edu/publications/dchi-in-the-news/FamilyCircle-June2010_HealthQ-A_EdHammond.pdf

Assignment 2: If you had to select a standard to exchange data with another site, what standard would you choose and why?

Solution: The choices might include any of the HL7 v2.n messaging standards; HL7 v3.0 messaging standards; Clinical Data Architecture (HL7 CDA); ASTM Continuity of Care Record (CCR); HL7 Continuity of Care Document (CCD); or perhaps DICON for images, an X12N standard for reimbursement; or NCPDP for prescription-related data.In any case, the student needs to have a valid and clear reason for making that choice.