HIT Products Evaluation
- 1. PHR Products Evaluation Term Project 2009 Presented by Yuanjing Ren
- 2. Scenario : What’s PHR for? Users collect and upload their entire health information (medical history, current conditions, medications, procedures, allergies, test results, immunization records, and personal profile) at one place. Have all health information available online to the healthcare providers. By tracking and sharing the past and current health information to healthcare providers, individuals make the healthcare service delivery safer, less costly, more efficient and accessible. Up-to-date health information and disease risk alerts. Immaturity of HIT system – a number of PHR providers & different models in the market.
- 3. General Model:Patients (& Families) PCP Pharmacies Hospitals, Physician offices, CHCs … Labs, Radiology … PHR Insurers
- 4. Objectives: (6Features) Affordable Easy to use Stable Comprehensive functions--Drug interaction reminder, Appointment reminder, Provide medication alternatives, Public health alert Partnership with Pharmacies, Health Insurers and HCOs. Sustainable—Product development
- 5. Candidate Products : 1) Google Health https://www.google.com/health/p/ Free internet-based tool 2) Health Frame http://www.recordsforliving.com/HealthFrame/ Commercial Software program (Free-standing) 3) WebMD http://www.webmd.com/phr Free internet-based tool
- 6. Google health Why not HealthVault?--User interface thin Advantages Disadvantages Free Can’t keep track of medical expenses Partnership with the largest health insurers & Hospitals & Pharmacies—directly import records. System transmitted insurance billing codes to Google Health, not doctors’ diagnoses Privacy control No date attached with the conditions Graphing test results Incompleteness and inaccuracy problems with importing medical records Health Suggestions & Alerts Incomplete-- do not support information of health insurance Covert paper records No appointment arrangement and reminder Health topics-- from symptoms to treatment to medication Incomplete list of transferable health record
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- 8. Health Frame Advantages Disadvantages Encounters—appointment reminder Charge-- $ 39.95 Family History Summary Weak Partnerships Health Provider List—individuals & Org. Can’t import records automatically Graphs-BP, BG, BL, etc (+user define) Free-standing—access problem Activities--diet, smoking, exercise Poor interoperability Calendar Can’t keep track of medical expenses Reports
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- 10. WebMD Advantages DisadvantagesFree Poor Compatibility/Partnership Health Risk Assessment Tool Medical records can only be entered manually Child Health Manager (Health Tracker) Less subcategories –not specified on targeted patients Access from both individual’s end and provider’s end—through WebMD ID Can’t keep track of medical expenses Family Health Files No Graph review Medication Choice Advice No appointment arrangement and reminder Rich Internal Source of Health Information No online prescription request and refill support
- 11. Overall Comparison ProductCost Easy to use Product stability Function Diversity Product compatibility Product development Technical support Google Health XXX XXX XX XX XXX XXX X HealthFrame XX XX XX XXX X XX XX WebMD XXX XXX X XX X XX X X: Poor XX: Medium XXX: Good