| Consumer Options
| The Smart PHR™
| Bank Vault PHR
| Tethered PHR
| Transport PHR
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| Consumer waives some HIPAA privacy protections in order to access information and/or receive provider services.
| No |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Payer, provider or network electronic health record system (EHR) populates EHR. EHR users have blanket privileges on PHR without active informed consumer consent.
| No |
No |
Yes |
Maybe |
| Consumer (or representative) controls and audits role-based, content-specific authenticated user access.
| Yes |
Maybe |
No |
No |
| Consumer (or representative) may selectively authorize payer or agency access to claim reimbursement data.
| Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Consumer may export data to USB stick or other media for storage and transport to doctors.
| Yes |
Maybe |
Maybe |
Yes |
| PHR enforces HIPAA security and privacy requirements.
| Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| PHR functions as patient hub for automated consumer-authorized data exchange with all standards-based EHRs.
| Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| PHR stores information as structured, searchable, persistent data; source meta-tagged; archived not deleted.
| Yes |
Maybe |
Maybe |
No |
