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“Imagine your favorite feisty 75-year-old as our hypothetical patient, Mrs. Cruz. Born and raised in Santa Cruz, she now lives at a local senior housing complex. One evening, rushing to answer her telephone, she trips and falls, breaking her hip.”
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Think PHRs are only for the young? Think again. Aetna, Kaiser Permanente, and the Veterans Administration confirmed that the 50-65 crowd is most likely to use a PHR.
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Your PHR can include things you may never have considered.
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Why is requesting medical records easier now than ever before?
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Personal Health Record is a Gift to Your Family
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Aging affects each of us differently, but for most, making more than an annual trip to the physician, taking multiple medications, and monitoring our blood pressure and blood sugar have become part of our daily routine.
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PHRs are still fairly new to the healthcare system, and we understand that as healthcare consumers, you have questions about the benefits and risks of keeping a PHR. For this reason, we provide a communication forum – the Seniors Blog – to connect you with health information management professionals for tips and advice on creating and maintaining your own PHR. This section of myPHR.com also provides resources and educational material about PHRs to answer some of your questions and help you determine if a PHR is right for you.
Heidi Shaffer
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Heidi Shaffer, RHIA, Long Term Care Coordinator and Health Services Project Manager, has over 25 years of experience in Health Information Management. She currently works for the County of San Diego (since August of 1986), Health & Human Services Agency (HHSA), Behavioral Health Services (BHS), Mental Health Services (MHS). Heidi is also the Project Manager/Coordinator for several technology projects for Inpatient/Pharmacy. She manages a contract for the Network of Care (NOC) website for Aging and Independent Services (AIS), BHS and Veteran’s.
Heidi is currently a member of the Personal Health Record Practice Council of American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) since 2008. She was previously a member of the Foundation of Research and Education (FORE), Board of Directors of AHIMA (2006-2008) and also served as the past president for the California Health Information Association (CHIA).
Marsha Dolan, Julie Wolter, Valerie J. Watzlaf, Robert Caban, Colleen Goethals, Heidi Shaffer, Margaret Hennings, Anne Dixon, Cindy Boester, Deborah Collier