Personal Electronic Health Record for Patients with Diabetes; Health Technology Assessment Protocol Masoomeh Rahimi Alami 1 , Mahdieh Nemayande 2 , Omid Yousefanzadeh 3 , Mahnaz Samadbeik 4 , Amir Abbas Azizi 5 , Robabeh Motaghedi 6 , Atefeh Zare 1 , Samaneh Ghasemian 1 , Abbas Barzegar 1 , Vahid Gholampour 1 , Hamidreza Dehghan 7* 1 M.A student, Health Technology Assessment, Faculty of Health, ShahidSadoughi Yazd University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. 2 Doctor, Epidemiologist, Yazd Cardiovascular Research Center, ShahidSadoughi Yazd University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. 3 Ph.D. Candidate, Health Information Management, Member of Research Center for Management Science and Health Economics, Faculty of Management and Medical Informatics, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 4 Ph.D. in Health Information Management, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Information Technology, Faculty of Paramedicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran. 5 PhD in Medical Informatics, Department of Health Information Technology, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Ahwaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahwaz, Iran. 6 M.A student, Health Technology Assessment, Faculty of Health, ShahidSadoughi Yazd University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. 7 Department of Medical Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Internal Medicine and Medical Investigation Journal E-ISSN: 2474-7750 Homepage: www.imminv.com ABSTRACT PROTOCOL Introduction: In recent decades, diabetes has contributed signifcantly to the burden of disease in developed and developing countries, due to the considerable prevalence and involvement of various age groups in the communities. Today, a variety of ways to manage and control the disease are used, one of which is the use of personal electronic health records. Recently there has been a remarkable upsurge in activity surrounding the adoption of personal electronic health records systems for patients and consumers. personal electronic health records systems are more than just static repositories for patient data; they combine data, knowledge, and software tools, which help patients to become active participants in their own care. The present study was conducted with the goal of Health Technology Assessment the impact of personal electronic health records in Patients with Diabetes. Methods and Analysis: Writing is based on PRISMA standards. This was a Health Technology Assessment study. It aimed to evaluate the technology of personal electronic health record. The scoping review was conducted to evaluate 8 dimensions (Health Problem and Current Use of the Technology, Description and technical characteristics of technology, Safety, Costs and economic evaluation, Ethical analysis, Organizational aspects, Patients and Social aspects, Legal aspects) of Personal electronic health record. This study was based on answering questions which were developed based on Health Diagnostics Technology Assessment Documents Framework and Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Core Model 3.0. A systematic review was conducted to evaluate the Clinical Effectiveness dimension of personal electronic health record in controlling diabetes. In order to gather evidences, Ovid databases, Cochrane Library, PubMed, CRD, Trip database and EMBASE, and Randomized Controlled Trial Registries, such as the Clinical Trial and Trial Registry, were searched using specifc keywords and strategies. Articles are evaluated on the basis of the quality criteria of JADAD. The data is analyzed by the STATA software. Dissemination: The results of the study will be published in a peer-reviewed journal and presented at relevant conferences. Policy makers and healthcare decision-makers can use these results. INTRODUCTION Diabetes is a metabolic disorder that leads to absent the ability of the body to produce insulin or make the body to resistance against insulin; so, the produced insulin may not do its normal function, and fnally, the blood glucose will in- Published by Mehrabani Publishing LLC. Copyright (c) the author(s). This is an open access article under CC BY license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/imminv.v2i4.100 crease. In long-term, the excessive amounts of blood glucose level may damage various parts of the body such as cardio- vascular system, eyes, kidneys, genital system, and nervous system (1-3). In recent years, the incidence of diabetes has increased in worldwide (4). According to latest statistics, the ARTICLE INFO Article history Received: Aug 17, 2017 Accepted: Sep 03, 2017 Published: Oct 05, 2017 Volume: 2 Issue: 4 Conficts of interest: None Funding: None Key words Diabetes, Personal Electronic Health Record, Health Technology Assessment, Effectiveness, Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis Corresponding Author: Hamidreza Dehghan, E-mail: hamidreza.dehghan@gmail.com SYSTEMATIC REVIEW PROTOCOL