Discussion Questions 

a. How might the development of personal health records change the role of HIM professionals who work for healthcare organizations?

b. What types of personal health record products and services are on the market today, and what might consumers look for in a product or service? 

c. What does research tell us about consumer attitudes toward health information?

d. How might the working relationship between HIM professionals and chief information officers and information systems staff change as personal health records become more prevalent?

e. How might the working relationship between HIM professionals and physicians change as personal health records become more prevalent? 

f. How might the interaction between the health information management professional and the consumer change in the future? 

g. Construct a story describing an interaction between an HIM professional and consumers that involves the maintenance of personal health records.

h. Identify three strategies that a healthcare organization might use to advance personal health records. 

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a The development of personal health records PHRs can significantly change the role of HIM professionals in healthcare organizations Instead of solely managing and maintaining traditional paperbased h... View the full answer