Personal Health Records (PHR) are controlled by patients and assist them to store information about their medications and health conditions. Patients can use PHRs to share their information with their healthcare providers. We are proposing a study of the effects of a PHR on medication adherence, medication use quality, and medication management behaviors.

Thirty-three states and 1 territory formed the HISPC, which aims to address the privacy and security challenges presented by electronic health information exchange through multi-state collaboration. With the support of its state or territorial governor, each team engaged a steering committee and a range of local stakeholders to 1) assess variations in organization-level business policies and state laws that affect health information exchange; 2) identify and propose practical solutions, while preserving the privacy and security requirements in applicable Federal and State laws and 3) develop detailed plans to implement solutions.