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Weekly Roundup – November 12, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

Healthcare isn’t getting away from paper any time soon , between fax machines and backups when the EHR system goes down. They discussed why HIEs have unique IT infrastructure needs , along with the potential of HIEs to address interoperability challenges and improve health inequity at the same time.

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How Do Patient Portals and Personal Health Records Differ?

Lloyd Price

TETHERED PERSONAL HEALTH RECORDS VERSUS PATIENT PORTALS A tethered PHR, as defined by the ONC, is an online interface tied to an EHR with which patients may view and sometimes interact with their health data. For standalone PHRs, interoperability can cause issues for patients who want to offer a provider access to their data.