When we first read about Dossia's intentions we applauded it. Now, we see the realities of multi-corporate "cooperation".
It is easy to see why large initiatives fail...widespread usage of a commodotized PHR will be inevitable , but , will probably be through slow adoption, acquisition and mergers rather than super large initiatives. Large government initiatives or large multi corporate partnerships are good in theory, but , practically speaking, precedents suggest otherwise..
Read the recent article entitled: Another E-Health Project In Disarray
Partners in initiative known as Dossia squabble over money, deliverables. Will the health industry ever get this right?
in http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=201001393
and I quote "An ambitious program to provide electronic health records to more than 2.5 million people is starting to unravel, as the partners in the multimillion-dollar initiative turn to legal action against each other."
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A recent study by Forrester Research titled "Teleconference: Are consumers using personal health records?" noted that 28% of U.S. households formally track health and medical information.
Its true that there is increased awareness about maintaining personal health record among individuals today.Despite many benefits offered by use of PHR, there is no comprehensive PHR provider in the market today.Despite the entry of Big ventures into PHR field.
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Thank you , Dr Shetty.
As the numbers suggest, the awareness of PHR's , although growing, is still very small.
The 28% that you reference is mostly people that "write down" or keep paper files of their medical or health information. And, although in theory, this is a PHR, it is analagous to writing checks in a paper register versus using a online based banking or a Quicken style of check writing (And , in fact, this analogy, is why Intuit and Quicken is getting into the PHR market as they see the parallels). My point is only, that , the 28% of people that do track their medical information are still doing this in an antiquated fashion, and despite it's benefits, the mass market leap to digitization and PHR utilization of free web based companies, like PassportMD, is still a trend in waiting.
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