"Medical Records" is huge area. Which records are we talking about? A single doctor's records about individual patients? Prescription records? A hospital's records? Records that are interoperable among doctors, specialities and institutions? Records about individual patients by name? Records about a specific condition? Anonymous records across large populations that can we aggregated and used for valuable research? What functionality should all of these have and how can they be integrated? These are huge issues.
On a simple patient level, I can tell you that no doctor or institution is keeping track of my records in a way that will be useful to me. And, I don't see that happening any time soon.
I've come across a very interesting organization that I recommend you check out: the Society for Participatory Medicine. www.ParticipatoryMedicine.org, which is taking this thought to the next level. The patient is at the center of her/his care. I learned about this organization through the Twittering of a very interesting guy who goes by the handle epatientdave. Check out his recent webcast. http://bit.ly/1cYdKo
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