Personal Health Records-Connecting Patients with Their Health Care

Archelle Georgiou, MD, EVP, Strategic Relations, UnitedHealth Group, Minneapolis. Polls show that many Americans want to access their health data online. This session provides an overview of the current state of Personal Health Records based on research and planning at United Health Group. Topics include consumers’ views and attitudes toward PHRs, desirable or highest-impact features in PHRs, functionalities that patients really use and want, impact of PHRs on physicians, and the relationship and communication between physicians and patients. Dr. Georgiou also discuses what has been learned about overcoming the barriers to effective implementation and adoption among consumers and physicians.