This is good news here as San Diego is somewhat of an area that focuses on wireless and devices that report data. I have said before and I still think that this rapidly emerging area of healthcare is growing faster and far beyond what anyone initially anticipated. Devices are reporting data that humans used to do pretty much exclusively. 
In the group you see Scripps, who has several on going projects and uses Microsoft HealthVault to store genetic data, so we have the PHR element included here too for sharing patient data. If you follow the link below you can get some good input here from a TED video on how Eric Topol views some of the devices and their value in healthcare today, especially when he discusses how disruptive some can be, while others may have additional benefits.
The Wireless Future of Medicine – The Forgotten Element of Meaningful Use -Eric Topol –TED 2010 (Video)
The FDA is now approving many such devices for use such as the HealthPal listed below. If you are looking to get into crowded clinical trials as an example, having a PHR will tend to move you up the ladder for consideration too.
FDA approves HealthPal – Bluetooth Device that Collects from Other Reporting Devices and Sends Information to PHR – HealthVault or Google Health
The entire listing of “Beacons” from HHS can be viewed here for those who received grants under the program. BD
A consortium of hospitals and community clinics in the county has won a $15.3 million federal grant to link its electronic medical records systems so basic patient information can be shared among doctors.
Studies have shown that digital records help reduce errors, enable physicians to better emphasize preventive care and cut down on certain health costs.
The consortium was among 15 groups nationwide — and the only one in California — that received a total of $220 million from the Beacon Community program, which is part of $100 billion in funding for science, innovation and technology through the 2009 federal economic stimulus law.
UCSD Medical Center will function as the lead facility for the local initiative. Other consortium members include Scripps Health, Sharp HealthCare, the San Diego VA Healthcare System, San Diego Naval Medical Center, Rady Children’s Hospital, the San Diego Council of Community Clinics, the county office of Emergency Medical Services and the San Diego County Medical Society.
Medical groups get grant to link patient records - SignOnSanDiego.com
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