Dear Karen,
Greetings from Al-Ain the oasis city. You might find the following of some
relevence to your above posting. Hope this is of some use in your search for
information.
Szecsenyi J, Klingenberg A, Pelz J, Magdeburg K. Evaluation of a
patient-held medical record by patients--results from the Ried Medical
Quality Network (Article in German). Z Arztl Fortbild Qualitatssich 2001
Jul;95(6):407-12
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/1/1 (Biomed Central)
You might have a look at the X references of this paper available free on
line.
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/chsr/research/hta/1b/phriend1.htm
http://www.hisavic.aus.net/hisa/mag/nov93/hiansw.htm#Heading9
Discussion paper on PHMR (patient held medical records)
Cheers & regards,
Badri
Dr.P.Badrinath M.D,M.Phil,(Epid)PhD(Cantab)DFPHM(UK),MPH(Distinc)
Clinical Assistant Professor & Hon Consultant in Preventive Medicine,
Department of Community Medicine,
UAE University, PO Box 17666, Al Ain,
United Arab Emirates.
Tel: 00 971 3 7039 652
Fax: 00 971 3 7672022.
http://myprofile.cos.com/badrishanthi
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Scan www.uaeu.ac.ae/jscan/" - BMJ 3rd June 2000, Netlines
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