Personal health information is a valuable resource to individuals and their families, as well as health care providers. This issue brief describes the features of 21 software-based Personal Health Records (PHRs) and assesses whether the features match the needs and preferences of underserved...

As disease management for chronically ill people proliferates, providers are moving toward programs that incorporate computers with telecommunication features and other technology. Although these technologies hold promise for improving care coordination and delivering timely information more...

A methodology is presented with examples of the productivity, the staffing required, the resultant productivity, and costs that can be obtained for hospital units that are subject to random work demands such as laboratory, radiology, physical therapy, and nuclear medicine. The methodology...