Personal Health Records to Help Consumers Manage Their Health

EXPERT TEAMS TO DESIGN NEW SOLUTIONS FOR PERSONAL HEALTH RECORDS TO HELP MANAGE THEIR HEALTH
[SOURCE: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation press release]
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation kicked off a landmark program to design and test bold ideas for how consumers can use information technology to better manage their health and navigate the health care system. Project HealthDesign: Rethinking the Power and Potential of Personal Health Records, a $4.4 million initiative, has selected nine multidisciplinary teams that will build new tools that advance the field of personal health record (PHR) systems. In this two-phased initiative, design teams will first participate in a six-month structured process to design user-centered personal health applications that address specific health challenges faced by individuals and caregivers. In the subsequent 12-month phase, prototypes of these personal health tools will be tested with target populations.
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