PHRs: will be anonymous or won’t be
A interesting research of the Connecting for Health Initiative reveals that there is a great interest in Personal Health Records as Keyose. However, privacy is the main concern (obviously) and prevents people from using these kind of services despite their potential benefits.
- Four in 5 U.S. adults believe that online PHRs would be beneficial in managing their health and health care.
- Nearly half the public expresses some interest in using one.
- Yet less than 3 percent of the general adult population has an electronic PHR today.
- Among those not interested, concern for privacy is the most frequently cited reason why.
As a family doctor privacy is also my main concern. And that is the main goal of Keyose.com: protecting the patient’s privacy by providing a totally anonymous personal health record system!