Networked PHRs as tools for transformation

Networked PHRs as tools for transformation" This paper argues that consumers can help accelerate transformative change, particularly in a networked information environment. However, we emphasize that clinicians also have a critical
role in realizing the full potential of networked PHRs. Consumers continue to see doctors and other health professionals as the key agents of their care and the most trusted hosts of their personal health information. To take advantage of networked personal health information, both consumers and clinicians must be open to changes in their relationships, responsibilities, and workflows. Network-enabled efficiencies and safety improvements are more likely to occur if consumers and health care professionals act as partners who share access to and responsibility for updating personal health information."