Are Personal Health Records Safe? A Review of Free Web-Accessible Personal Health Record Privacy Policies

Carrión Señor, Immaculada, Jose Luis Fernández-Alemán and Ambrosio Toval. "Are Personal Health Records Safe? A Review of Free Web-Accessible Personal Health Record Privacy Policies." J Med Internet Res 2012;14(4):e114.

From the abstract: "Several obstacles prevent the adoption and use of personal health record (PHR) systems, including users’ concerns regarding the privacy and security of their personal health information.

… Most privacy policies of PHR systems do not provide an in-depth description of the security measures that they use. Moreover, compliance with standards and regulations in PHR systems is still low." Read more