Homework: Personal Health Records- Patient Concern
In this writing homework, you will write a 1 to 2 pages paper in which you describe concerns in managing a personal health record.
Step I: Read the scenario:
1. Cindy is a 57-year-old single female who works as a graphic designer at a midsized paper manufacturer. She describes herself as being very shy and private. She weighs 358 lbs and is 5' 8" tall. She has recently lost her mother and is greatly concerned about improving her own health. She has been diagnosed with the following conditions: type II diabetes, hypertension, and asthma.
2. For each condition, she sees a different provider in a different healthcare institution. However, all the institutions are affiliated with a large regional healthcare system. Cindy takes five prescription medications for her conditions and fills them at three different pharmacies, each located near one of her providers. In the past, she has kept her medical records in a box in her closet. She has become frustrated with the lack of communication between her providers and her relationship with them.
Step II: Include responses to the following questions when you write your paper:
1. What benefits do personal health records (PHRs) bring to patients?
2. What concerns do personal health records (PHRs) bring to patients?
3. What concerns do you envision Cindy having with adopting a PHR?
4. Do you feel those concerns outweigh the benefits of adopting a PHR? Why or why not?
5. How could these barriers be overcome?
6. Where would Cindy seek guidance in adopting a PHR?
7. Given the facts of this scenario of multiple health providers, multiple prescriptions, multiple pharmacies, and no PHR, how many potential points of failure exist in the overall care of this patient? Will a PHR help eliminate all or even some of these points of failure?
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.