Pay us for reading these new PHRs, say internists

This article makes some very good points for compensation...with the adding of personal health record information, there will be more for the physician to sort through, although very helpful, it will require additional time to incorporate the patient supplied information into the electronic health record in a method to where it can be referenced and utilized...as it stand now it is another administrative function without compensation...BD 

Dealing with a patient’s PHR is a good example. To be sure, it may contain valuable information that belongs in the medical record maintained by the doctor, but the doctor needs to carefully review the PHR beforehand to spot any erroneous information. Responding to the new data—maybe the doctor should rethink the medications he’s prescribed—is more work. The ACP recommends that third-party payers reimburse doctors for all this 

Payers also should pay physicians for taking the time to analyze print-outs of Internet health information that patients bring with them to the exam room, according to the ACP position paper. Likewise, the ACP supports reimbursement for online communication between doctor and patient.

Personal Health Records: Pay us for reading these new PHRs, say internists - - Medical Economics