1. Finding Reliable Health Information
on the Internet
More Reliable Health Websites
Christine Caufield-Noll, MLIS, AHIP
Community Health Library
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Summer 2012

2. Additional Sites for
Reliable Information

3. www.healthcare.gov
• Government site that helps you
– find a health insurance plan
– information about wellness and prevention
– compare the quality of health facilities
– understand health care legislation

9. Communicating With Your
Health Care Team

10. Know what to ask
• Write down a list of questions to ask
before the appointment
• To get started
– “What is my main problem?”
– “What do I need to do?”
– “Why is it important for me to do this?”

11. Resources on the Web
• www.npsf.org/askme3/
• www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
talkingwithyourdoctor.html
• www.ahrq.gov/questionsaretheanswer/
• nihseniorhealth.gov/talkingwithyourdoctor/
toc.html

12. Personal Health Records

13. What is a personal health record?
• A document or account on a web site
where you keep all relevant medical
information about yourself or your family
• Information that is often included
– Your name, birth date, blood type and
emergency contact
– Date of last physical
– Dates and results of tests and screenings
– Major illnesses and surgeries, with dates

14. What is a personal health record?
– A list of your medicines, dosages and how
long you've taken them
– Any allergies
– Any chronic diseases
– Any history of illnesses in your family

15. Examples of electronic PHRs
• Microsoft Health Vault
msdn.microsoft.com/
en-us/healthvault/default.aspx
• iHealthRecord
http://medemphr.mymedfusion.com/
• Mayo Clinic Health Manager
https://healthmanager.mayoclinic.com/

16. Examples of electronic PHRs
• AHIMA myPHR
http://www.myphr.com/resources/
choose.aspx
• Some hospitals/doctors’ offices have
patient portals that have a similar function
(i.e. Kaiser Permanente)

17. Thank you!
Please call Christine at
410-550-0681 or email her
at ccaufie1@jhmi.edu
if you have any questions