It should come as no surprise that Maurice Ramirez — an emergency room attending physician with Florida Hospital’s Flagler division — is in favor of widespread adoption of automated personal health records, or PHRs. Ramirez was once chief medical officer for a company that was developing such an application, but that’s not his only reference point. He has also been on the ground in the wake of many disasters. A PHR can be invaluable to both those needing help — who may be too traumatized to give an accurate medical history — and their rescuers.
