When you're not first ...

Nov. 14, 2011
I don’t mean to show off, really I don’t, but when I was logging onto my PHR (yeah, that’s right, I have one!), I discovered two things: that not

I don’t mean to show off, really I don’t, but when I was logging onto my PHR (yeah, that’s right, I have one!), I discovered two things: that not everything’s there — OK, not a major shock, but that I don’t get to see things before my docs (or at least I haven’t been able to thus far). It might have just been a spoof, or simply dumb luck that the information that I got and the results of several tests, was not posted (it was posted, but didn’t let me ‘view’ until after I’d actually seen my doctor. In one case, it didn’t let me view the results until (long) after I received a postal letter. Maybe these are isolated incidences, or maybe the system is designed so that the patient isn’t the first to see things, but is able to keep tabs on things that have already been discussed. Anyone know if this may have been done on purpose (or why) or have any thoughts about it? Maybe it’s to help avoid ‘false positives’ and help quell unnecessarily panicky patients?

Sponsored Recommendations

The Healthcare Provider's Guide to Accelerating Clinician Onboarding

Improve clinician satisfaction and productivity to enhance patient care

ASK THE EXPERT: ServiceNow’s Erin Smithouser on what C-suite healthcare executives need to know about artificial intelligence

Generative artificial intelligence, also known as GenAI, learns from vast amounts of existing data and large language models to help healthcare organizations improve hospital ...

TEST: Ask the Expert: Is Your Patients' Understanding Putting You at Risk?

Effective health literacy in healthcare is essential for ensuring informed consent, reducing medical malpractice risks, and enhancing patient-provider communication. Unfortunately...

From Strategy to Action: The Power of Enterprise Value-Based Care

Ever wonder why your meticulously planned value-based care model hasn't moved beyond the concept stage? You're not alone! Transition from theory to practice with enterprise value...