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 Your Personal Health Information
A
free community based public education campaign
Every time you visit your doctor, hospital, or
another healthcare provider, a record of your visit
is made. This information is then compiled into what
is known as your health record.
Your physical health
record belongs to your healthcare provider, but the
information in it belongs to you! Understanding what
is in your health record helps you:
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Make sure it’s correct and complete
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Know what is being released when you authorize
disclosure of information to others
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Provide an accurate health history to all
healthcare providers who treat you
Your health information is scattered across many
different providers and facilities. Keeping your own
complete, updated, and easily accessible health
record means you can play a more active role in your
healthcare. You wouldn’t write checks without
keeping a check register. The same level of
responsibility makes sense for your healthcare.
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The
American Health
Information Management Association (AHIMA) is a
national non-profit professional association,
founded in 1928, dedicated to the effective
management of personal health information needed to
deliver quality healthcare to the public.
The New
Jersey Health Information Management Association (NJHIMA)
is a component state association of AHIMA. NJHIMA
has over 1,000 members working to manage and protect
your personal health information and medical records
in hospitals, doctors’ offices, and other healthcare
settings. Health information management
professionals care for your health by caring for
your health information. Their job is to make sure
that all the medical information collected about you
is complete, accurate, and protected, yet, at the
same time, readily available for your healthcare
providers when it’s needed. We now want to assist
you in learning more about your health information.
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Health information
management (HIM) professionals are available to
provide your group or organization with a free
public education program titled "Your Personal
Health Information: How to Access, Manage, and
Protect It." The hour-long program provides the
information you need to better manage your personal
health information. Topics include how to access
your medical records, your privacy rights, and
starting a personal health record (PHR).
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We will provide the speaker and
audience handouts, at no cost to you. In return we
ask that you provide the audience, a suitable date,
time, and location for the presentation, and any
technical or logistical support for the presentation
(i.e. – laptop, projector, audio speakers,
microphone, refreshments for attendees).
To request a speaker for your employee group or
community organization, please email us at
MyPHR@njhima.org.
For more information on Your Personal Health
Information visit
www.myphr.com
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