Personal health records: definitions, benefits, and strategies for overcoming barriers to adoption.

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Published in J Am Med Inform Assoc on December 15, 2005

Authors

Paul C Tang1, Joan S Ash, David W Bates, J Marc Overhage, Daniel Z Sands

Author Affiliations

1: Palo Alto Medical Foundation, 795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USA. tang@smi.stanford.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Web-based Smoking Cessation Intervention: Transition From Inpatient to Outpatient | NCT01277250

Gamifying Patient's Personal Data Validation and Completion in a Personal Health Record | NCT02970461

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