How can you combine the two to provide patients with more autonomy of care

Patient Portals

HealthIT.gov provides a definition for patient portals: http://www.healthit.gov/providers-professionals/fa.... In addition, most of you are already familiar with PHRs. How can you combine the two to provide patients with more autonomy of care? Also, do you think PHRs and portals put responsibility on the patient? Is this good or bad?

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A patient portal refers to a secured online website used to give patients a 24-hour accessibility to their individual health information at any location provided they are connected to the internet. Patients usually login with their private usernames and passwords and are able to view various health information including lab results, visits to the doctor, summary on discharges, vaccinations, treatments and allergies……………………….

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