AHRQ Releases Handbook on Interactive Preventive Health Records

A new handbook from AHRQ offers practical guidance on the implementation of interactive preventive health records (IPHRs). Based on the lessons learned from implementation using electronic health records (EHRs) from three different vendors at 14 different practices, “An Interactive Preventive Care Record: A Handbook for Using Patient-Centered Personal Health Records to Promote Prevention” provides practical steps for health care professionals to follow when integrating IPHRs as components of EHRs. Visit  www.healthit.ahrq.gov/KRIST-IPHR-Guide-0612.pdf for the handbook.