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"The Bush administration has released a strategic plan for every U.S. citizen’s health information to be stored in an ‘electronic health record’ central database within ten years.

"Each person would have a ‘personal health record,’ an electronic file the individual would manage, that could exchange information with the EHR database.

"The PHR would contain information on a person’s insurance plan, prescriptions, allergies, medical history, and conditions such as asthma or diabetes."

Mark S. Sullivan. Medical Records May Go Online. PC World. Aug. 23, 2004.

See also:
United States Department of Health & Human Services. HHS Fact Sheet–HIT Report At-A-Glance. July 21, 2004.
White House Press Secretary. Transforming Health Care for All Americans. May 27, 2004.