Abstract for Dr. Lin's talk:
Busting the Myths of Personal Health Records
What are Personal Health Records (PHRs)? Learn about the risks and benefits of online communication between patients and providers online, the risks and benefits of online release of test results to patients, and the impact of social media on patients and their healthcare. The speaker has over 10 years’ experience with PHR’s and research data to refute common misconceptions about PHR.
Dr. Lin is a nationally recognized expert in innovative research on personal health records and online patient communication and has extensive experience creating physician leadership structures related to clinical system implementations. His clinical leadership includes ambulatory electronic medical records, inpatient technologies including bar-code medication administration, clinical decision support, and instructing on physician-patient communication, and use of computers in the examination room to improve patient care. He serves as Member of Advisory Board of The Breakaway Group, Inc.
Dr. Lin received a Sponsored Fellowship from the National Library of Medicine and is a recipient of numerous grants from government, education, and private enterprise including, the Department of Health and Human Services, the University of Colorado Hospital and Health Science Center, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and The Commonwealth Fund. He has written original articles and studies for the American Journal of Medicine, American Journal of Managed Care, Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, Journal of General Internal Medicine, and Archives of Internal Medicine. Dr. Lin graduated Artium Baccalaureatus, cum laude, in Molecular Biology from Harvard University. He completed his medical degree at Stanford University and fulfilled his internship and residency at the University of California, Davis Medical Center. He is board certified and continues to practice Internal Medicine, and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.
