Popularity of Personal Health Records Growing

An even more complicated question for physicians is what to do with information they receive from a PHR that may be entered or edited by the patient. If patients are restricting PHR content from their physicians, it could limit the utility of the record, said Dr. Michael Barr, vice president for practice advocacy and improvement at the American College of Physicians.

While the ACP has been supportive of the development of PHRs, the different PHR models have different implications for the physician-patient relationship and for office workflow, he said.