Santos, CândidoPedrosa, TiagoCosta, Carlos Manuel AzevedoOliveira, José Luís2014-09-182014-09-182012Santos, Cândido; Pedrosa, Tiago; Costa, Carlos; Oliveira, José Luís (2012). Concepts for a personal health record. In 24th Medical Informatics in Europe Conference, series Studies in Health Technology and Informatics. IOS Press. 180, p.636-180. ISBN 978-1-61499-101-4-636http://hdl.handle.net/10198/10474Healthcare is about information. It is usually assumed that personal health information exists primarily for professional's use but well informed patients motivate better informed professionals. A longitudinal health record containing a patient's medical history has been the holy grail of healthcare. Personal Electronic Health Records (P-EHR) hold the potential to transform healthcare by providing a complete set of patient managed information. We present a portable P-EHR's functionalities from the patient's perspective.engPersonal health information (PHI)PHI managementPersonal health recordsElectronic health recordsconference object10.3233/978-1-61499-101-4-636