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. 2022 Aug 11;13:886650. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2022.886650

TABLE 2.

Summary of tools and API with functionalities relevant to family chart linking and family health history sharing as of February 2021.

Product/Tool Developer Consent
Allow Clinicians to Copy Family History from a Patient’s Sibling EpicCare® Should consider same consent as Let Clinicians View or Edit Links to Family Members’ Chart (below). A system-wide setting can allow for an upper age limit for copying from a patient’s sibling
Let Clinicians View or Edit Links to Family Members’ Charts EpicCare® Expected that consenting policies will vary by organization. Each consenting policy could involve the following A new document type a relative digitally signs before their chart can be linked to other family members’ pedigrees. Clinicians would need to check for the form in the system before establishing the link
A record of verbal consent from a relative
MyLegacy Cerner Patient enters data independently in a web-based questionnaire is SMART on FHIR compatible
myFHR CareEvolution myFHR allows you to share access to your health data with family and friends. Those that you have given access to will be able to use their myFHR app to view your health data such as lab results, current medications, and procedures and services. You can also request access to their health data
MeTree Genomedical Connection Patient initiated data collection and integration with medical records that support the SMART-FHIR standard
AncestryHealth kit Ancestry (discontinued) Consent is obtained at the time of purchase