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How Do Patient Portals and Personal Health Records Differ?

Lloyd Price

However, distinguishing between the two forms of health IT tools can often be difficult, due to nebulous definitions and overlapping features. Patient portals give users an online view of their health data, as do PHRs. Both standalone and tethered PHRs present issues with patient-generated health data.

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How generative AI will change the doctor-patient relationship

Henry Kotula

Soon, AI tools will be able to give patients detailed information about their specific medical problems by integrating with health monitors and electronic medical records (such EHR projects are already underway at Oracle/Cerner and Epic ). And in cases where generative AI spots trouble (e.g.,