Mobile Personal Health Records (mPHRS): What are they? What do they look like? What are their advantages and disadvantages? What studies are needed on them?
Date
2014-11-05
Authors
Monkman, Helen
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InspireNet
Abstract
As smartphones become ubiquitous, it is not surprising that they are being used for entering, storing, and accessing personal health information. This presentation will describe what is meant by the term mobile Personal Health Record (mPHR). Additionally, select examples of currently available mPHRs will be provided. Despite their deployment, adoption, and increasing popularity, there is a paucity of research on mPHRs. Some of the obstacles and promising possibilities of these new systems, as well as research topics that warrant further investigation with respect to mPHRs will be discussed.
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Helen Monkman is a PhD Candidate at the School of Health Information Science at the University of Victoria in Canada. She earned her BSc and MA in Psychology from Carleton University. Helen has a passion for research in consumer health informatics. She is an advocate for the importance of design in lowering demands on health literacy and optimizing usability in systems for laypeople. Helen has collaborated on a wide range of projects with various Canadian health organizations. These projects have included research on and evaluation of public health information systems, personal health records, electronic medication reconciliation, and human aspects of system interoperability.
To learn more about Mobile Personal Health Records see:
Monkman, H., Kushniruk, A., & Borycki, E. (2014). Personal Health in My
Pocket: Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Research Directions in Mobile
Personal Health Records. In M. Househ, E. Borycki, & A. Kushniruk
(Eds.) /Social Media and Mobile Technologies for Healthcare/ (pp. 281-303).
Hershey, PA: Medical Information Science Reference.
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Monkman, H. (2014). Mobile Personal Health Records (mPHRS): What are they? What do they look like? What are their advantages and disadvantages? What studies are needed on them? [Web Recording].