Hi Teri, you correctly stated the personal health record has the ability to improve the health care of individuals by allowing them to be more engaged in their own care. What have you learned about how the electronic medical record and the personal health record can be linked together for mutual patient information? PHRs universally focus on providing individuals with the ability to manage their own health care. The PHRsprovides a way for the patient to build longevity in their health care. I have provided a link below for you which provides more information on our topic for this week. Thank you, Stacy Smith

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/magazine/fall08ehrpersonalvshealth/