Your PHR is your personal health record.  Now that the health record is electronic it is easier to keep track of your health information or your loves information.  The PHR can be kept on a website or you can keep it on a local system. 

Information taken from Medicare.gov

·         Personal Health Records (PHR)

·         Why use PHRs?

·         Who offers PHRs?

·         Is my health information private and secure in a PHR?

·         What should I keep in a PHR?

·         What should I ask when choosing a PHR?

·         Can a caregiver use a PHR to help manage their loved one's care?

·         What other PHR resources are available?

A personal health record (PHR) is a record with information about your health that you or someone helping you keeps for easy reference using a computer. You control the health information in your PHR and can get to it anywhere at any time with Internet access.

Managing your Electronic Record online