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[[Personal health record]]s (PHRs) are personalized records that include data related to health.<ref name="TangPerson06">{{cite journal |title=Personal health records: definitions, benefits, and strategies for overcoming barriers to adoption |journal=JAMIA |author=Tang, P.C.; Ash, J.S.; Bates, D.W. et al. |volume=13 |issue=2 |pages=121–6 |year=2006 |doi=10.1197/jamia.M2025 |pmid=16357345 |pmc=PMC1447551}}</ref> The Markle Foundation’s "Connecting for Health" collaborative defines a PHR as “an electronic application through which individuals can access, manage, and share their health information, and that of others for whom they are authorized, in a private, secure, and confidential environment.”<ref name="MarkleConnect03">{{cite web |url=https://www.markle.org/sites/default/files/final_phwg_report1.pdf |format=PDF |title=Connecting for Health: A Public-Private Collaborative |author=Markle Foundation |publisher=Markle Foundation |date=01 July 2003 |accessdate=10 March 2021}}</ref> This differs from the more widely used [[electronic medical record]] (EMR), which focuses on clinical data and is operated by the medical service provider (such as clinics and [[hospital]]s). PHRs have great benefits for health monitoring, [[Epidemiology|epidemiological surveillance]], self-control, linkages with different services, and [[public health]] management in areas such as international health care.<ref name="PowerActive17">{{cite journal |title=Active Use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and Personal Health Records (PHRs) for Epidemiologic Research: Sample Representativeness and Nonresponse Bias in a Study of Women During Pregnancy |journal=EGEMS |author=Bower, J.K.; Bollinger, C.E.; Foraker, R.E. et al. |volume=5 |issue=1 |at=1263 |year=2017 |doi=10.13063/2327-9214.1263 |pmid=28303255 |pmc=PMC5340503}}</ref><ref name="BonanderPublic10">{{cite journal |title=Public health in an era of personal health records: Opportunities for innovation and new partnerships |journal=Journal of Medical Internet Research |author=Bonanader, J.; Gates, S. |volume=12 |issue=3 |at=e33 |year=2010 |doi=10.2196/jmir.1346 |pmid=20699216 |pmc=PMC2956336}}</ref> | |||
Recently, medical services have placed more focus on precision medicine, which refers to specific medical treatments based on the individual characteristics of each patient.<ref name="TimmermanWhat13">{{cite web |url=https://xconomy.com/national/2013/02/04/whats-in-a-name-a-lot-when-it-comes-to-precision-medicine/ |title=What’s in a Name? A Lot, When It Comes to ‘Precision Medicine’ |author=Timmerman, L. |work=Xconomy |date=04 February 2013}}</ref> PHRs are a crucial component of precision medicine. The [[information]] in PHRs can provide more details for [[Clinical decision support system|clinical decision support]]. Based on a foundation of an electronic [[hospital information system]], we can get plentiful personal health data to create PHRs. Taiwan has implemented national centralized health insurance information systems since the establishment of the Taiwan National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA) in 1995. According to ''CEOWORLD magazine''’s 2019 “Health Care Index” statistics, Taiwan has the best medical system in the world<ref name="IrelandReveal19">{{cite web |url=https://ceoworld.biz/2019/08/05/revealed-countries-with-the-best-health-care-systems-2019/ |title=Revealed: Countries With The Best Health Care Systems, 2019 |author=Ireland, S. |work=CEOWORLD magazine |date=05 August 2019}}</ref>, while the National Health Insurance (NHI) has a coverage rate of more than 99%.<ref name="IqbalIsLong15">{{cite journal |title=Is long-term use of benzodiazepine a risk for cancer? |author=Iqbal, U.; Nguyen, P.-A.; Syed-Abdul, S. et al. |volume=94 |issue=6 |at=e483 |doi=10.1097/MD.0000000000000483 |pmid=25674736 |pmc=PMC4602739}}</ref> The NHIA pays for most of the medical service expenses of all Taiwanese citizens to the hospitals and clinics that provide services. For the reimbursement procedure, hospitals and clinics need to upload patient care data related to the payment, including the diagnosis, prescriptions, treatment information, images, testing data, etc. to NHIA information systems. By doing so, the NHIA has collected almost all individual medical care data in Taiwan and stores it at the NHIA’s data center. To promote personal health management, the NHIA launched the "My Health Bank" (MHB) system in September 2014. The MHB system is a personalized [[Cloud computing|cloud-based]] service that aims to return personal medical data back to the citizens. Individuals can use their citizen digital certificate or password-registered NHI card as identity verification to download their medical data that have been collected by health insurance. | |||
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| Full article title | Implement an international interoperable PHR by FHIR: A Taiwan innovative application |
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| Journal | Sustainability |
| Author(s) | Lee, Yen-Liang; Lee, Hsiu-An; Hsu, Chien-Yeh; Kung, Hsin-Yeh; Chiu, Hung-Wen |
| Author affiliation(s) |
Taipei Medical University, Chunghwa Telecom Laboratories, Tamkang University, Smart Healthcare Center of Excellence, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences |
| Primary contact | hwchiu at tmu dot edu dot tw |
| Year published | 2020 |
| Volume and issue | 13(1) |
| Article # | 198 |
| DOI | 10.3390/su13010198 |
| ISSN | 2071-1050 |
| Distribution license | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International |
| Website | https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/1/198/htm |
| Download | https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/1/198/pdf (PDF) |
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Abstract
Personal health records (PHRs) have many benefits for things such as health surveillance, epidemiological surveillance, self-control, links to various services, public health and health management, and international surveillance. The implementation of an international standard for interoperability is essential to accessing PHRs. In Taiwan, the nationwide exchange platform for electronic medical records (EMRs) has been in use for many years. The Health Level Seven International (HL7) Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) was used as the standard for those EMRs. However, the complication of implementing CDA became a barrier for many hospitals to realizing standard EMRs.
In this study, we implemented a Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR)-based PHR transformation process, including a user interface module to review the contents of PHRs. We used “My Health Bank” (MHB), a PHR data book developed and issued to all people by the Taiwan National Health Insurance, as the PHRs' contents in this study. Network Time Protocol (NTP)/Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) was used in the security and user authentication mechanism when processing and applying personal health information. Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2 (such as HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure or HTTPS) was used for protection in data communication. User authentication is important in the platform. OAuth (OAuth 2.0) was used as a user authentication mechanism to confirm legitimate user access to ensure data security. The contents of MHB were analyzed and mapped to FHIR, and then converted to FHIR format according to the mapping logic template. The function of format conversion was carried out by using ASP.NET. XPath and JSPath technologies filtered out specific information tags. The converted data structure was verified through an HL7 application programming interface (HAPI) server, and a new JSON file was finally created.
This platform can not only capture any PHR based on the FHIR format but also publish FHIR-based MHB records to any other platform to bridge the interoperability gap between different PHR systems. Therefore, our implementation/application with the automatic transformation from MHB to FHIR format provides an innovative method for people to access their own PHRs through MHB. No one has published a similar application like us using a nationwide PHR standard, MHB, in Taiwan. The application we developed will be very useful for a single person to use or for other system developers to implement their own standard PHR software.
Keywords: FHIR, interoperability, PHR, data management, precision health management
Introduction
Personal health records (PHRs) are personalized records that include data related to health.[1] The Markle Foundation’s "Connecting for Health" collaborative defines a PHR as “an electronic application through which individuals can access, manage, and share their health information, and that of others for whom they are authorized, in a private, secure, and confidential environment.”[2] This differs from the more widely used electronic medical record (EMR), which focuses on clinical data and is operated by the medical service provider (such as clinics and hospitals). PHRs have great benefits for health monitoring, epidemiological surveillance, self-control, linkages with different services, and public health management in areas such as international health care.[3][4]
Recently, medical services have placed more focus on precision medicine, which refers to specific medical treatments based on the individual characteristics of each patient.[5] PHRs are a crucial component of precision medicine. The information in PHRs can provide more details for clinical decision support. Based on a foundation of an electronic hospital information system, we can get plentiful personal health data to create PHRs. Taiwan has implemented national centralized health insurance information systems since the establishment of the Taiwan National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA) in 1995. According to CEOWORLD magazine’s 2019 “Health Care Index” statistics, Taiwan has the best medical system in the world[6], while the National Health Insurance (NHI) has a coverage rate of more than 99%.[7] The NHIA pays for most of the medical service expenses of all Taiwanese citizens to the hospitals and clinics that provide services. For the reimbursement procedure, hospitals and clinics need to upload patient care data related to the payment, including the diagnosis, prescriptions, treatment information, images, testing data, etc. to NHIA information systems. By doing so, the NHIA has collected almost all individual medical care data in Taiwan and stores it at the NHIA’s data center. To promote personal health management, the NHIA launched the "My Health Bank" (MHB) system in September 2014. The MHB system is a personalized cloud-based service that aims to return personal medical data back to the citizens. Individuals can use their citizen digital certificate or password-registered NHI card as identity verification to download their medical data that have been collected by health insurance.
References
- ↑ Tang, P.C.; Ash, J.S.; Bates, D.W. et al. (2006). "Personal health records: definitions, benefits, and strategies for overcoming barriers to adoption". JAMIA 13 (2): 121–6. doi:10.1197/jamia.M2025. PMC PMC1447551. PMID 16357345. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1447551.
- ↑ Markle Foundation (1 July 2003). "Connecting for Health: A Public-Private Collaborative" (PDF). Markle Foundation. https://www.markle.org/sites/default/files/final_phwg_report1.pdf. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ↑ Bower, J.K.; Bollinger, C.E.; Foraker, R.E. et al. (2017). "Active Use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and Personal Health Records (PHRs) for Epidemiologic Research: Sample Representativeness and Nonresponse Bias in a Study of Women During Pregnancy". EGEMS 5 (1): 1263. doi:10.13063/2327-9214.1263. PMC PMC5340503. PMID 28303255. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5340503.
- ↑ Bonanader, J.; Gates, S. (2010). "Public health in an era of personal health records: Opportunities for innovation and new partnerships". Journal of Medical Internet Research 12 (3): e33. doi:10.2196/jmir.1346. PMC PMC2956336. PMID 20699216. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2956336.
- ↑ Timmerman, L. (4 February 2013). "What’s in a Name? A Lot, When It Comes to ‘Precision Medicine’". Xconomy. https://xconomy.com/national/2013/02/04/whats-in-a-name-a-lot-when-it-comes-to-precision-medicine/.
- ↑ Ireland, S. (5 August 2019). "Revealed: Countries With The Best Health Care Systems, 2019". CEOWORLD magazine. https://ceoworld.biz/2019/08/05/revealed-countries-with-the-best-health-care-systems-2019/.
- ↑ Iqbal, U.; Nguyen, P.-A.; Syed-Abdul, S. et al.. Is long-term use of benzodiazepine a risk for cancer?. 94. e483. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000000483. PMC PMC4602739. PMID 25674736. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4602739.
Notes
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