myPHR.com: Revamped to Help Patients Manage Their Own Healthcare

Free web site helps develop and maintain effective personal health records

CHICAGO, January 28, 2008—Increasingly, the personal health record (PHR) is gaining greater attention from consumers who want to manage their health and make better healthcare-related decisions.  Re-launched today, myPHR.com is completely devoted to promoting healthcare consumer involvement.

myPHR.com, sponsored by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), offers patients a comprehensive menu of peer-reviewed PHR information and a step-by-step guide for creating a PHR with forms in English and Spanish.

This user-friendly web site allows visitors to explore resources, benefits and products that are available to establish a PHR—without commercial distraction.  The site is especially valuable to maturing adults, family caregivers, parents raising children and individuals managing chronic conditions—people who often interface with the healthcare system and have a more urgent need to coordinate information across caregivers.

 “Visitors to myPHR.com will find improved, streamlined resources with editable forms, detailed information on security and privacy rights, and a guided tour to

help consumers learn more about how health information is collected and disseminated,” AHIMA Chief Executive Officer Linda Kloss said.

Other features available on myPHR.com beginning today include:

• An online newsroom
• New media player with video of personal health testimonials
• Glossary of terms
• Additional resources

About AHIMA

AHIMA is the leading professional Association representing more than 51,000 specially educated and certified health information management professionals working throughout the healthcare industry.  HIM professionals serve healthcare and the public by managing, analyzing, and utilizing data vital for health system management. www.ahima.org.