A Personal health record (PHR) or patient portal is an electronic health record which belongs to the patient. This record consists of the patient’s health data and information in relation to the care that they get from physicians. Unlike the EMR kept by some doctors, healthcare facilities and insurance companies, the patient choses the contents of the PHR and further determines how it is stored.

Having an affordable way of managing your personal health is really appealing, more so when it is free. Patient Ally PHR is not only Internet based, but is also a completely free Personal Health Record Management system.

This software solution enables you to:

• Communicate with your health care providers online

Via a new web site called myNYP.org, consumers and patients can not only view their medical records, but they can also move and store them where they have complete access. myNYP.org is a free web-based health record. The website offers free services to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center patients. It uses Microsoft's HealthVault and Amalga technologies to store data.

Minerva Health Manager Personal Edition is a PHR software solution. But it is not your regular software. It is a comprehensive health management tool that can be used from one generation to another. Personal Health Records enable patients to not only have access to their medical records, but also manage these health records.

Yet another way for practitioners to fulfil one of the meaningful use requirements. Patient Fusion PHR platform allows practitioners to give patients free online access to their health information to securely view diagnoses, immunizations and prescriptions. This is good to hear.

The e-MDs software is windows-based EMR software that was founded by a physician 15 years ago and is equally managed by physicians. Duplication of data is avoided by the use of Chart Streamlines that makes the entire EHR interface more precise. It automatically adds add-ons like Messages, Reminders and Alerts are automatically against a patient's chart.

eClinicWorks Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system is an award winning software and a next-generation EMR software. It is ARRA (The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) Meaningful Use conscious.

Vitera Healthcare Solutions formerly known as Sage Intergy prior to acquisition by Vista Equity Partners in November 2011, is a versatile and powerful software which offers clinical features for numerous specialities and has 2 tracks of software for medical practices namely,

The long awaited and much anticipated proposed stage 2 meaningful use requirements is finally here for a 60 day public comment.

Amazing Charts EMR is a software service provided by Amazing Charts which uses an electronic Chart that has an uncanny resemblance to the conventional paper charts used for maintaining healthcare records.