Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Rapid progress or lengthy process? electronic personal health records in mental health | Ennis et al. BMC Psychiatry 2011 11 117 http 1471-244X 11 117 BMC Psychiatry REVIEW Open Access Rapid progress or lengthy process electronic personal health records in mental health 1 1 1 2 3 Liam Ennis Diana Rose Felicity Callard Mike Denis and Til Wykes Abstract A major objective of many healthcare providers is to increase patients participation in their own care. The introduction of electronic personal health records ePHRs may help to achieve this. An ePHR is an electronic database of an individual s health information accessible to and maintained by the patient. ePHRs are very much in vogue with an increasing number of studies reporting their potential utility as well as cost. However the vast majority of these studies focus on general healthcare. Little attempt has been made to document the specific problems which might occur throughout the implementation of ePHRs in mental health. This review identifies such concerns through an electronic search of the literature. Several potential difficulties are highlighted and addressed including access to information technology identifying relevant populations and the handling of sensitive information. Special attention is paid to the concept of empowerment and what this means in relation to ePHRs. Background The NHS Connecting for Health system is an attempt by the UK government to coordinate all levels of care primary secondary tertiary and community using electronic health records begun in 2002. The programme has been unsuccessful and by the end of 2008 had failed to achieve savings or allay doubts of doctors or patients about its clinical utility or data security additionally the programme is hugely over budget 1 . However there has been continued attention in the UK recently to the introduction of the internet into health care. There is a large amount of optimism that it will be possible to improve health using new technology with information and therapies being available directly to NHS .
