According to the National Alliance for Health Information Technology (2008) and the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) (2012), the personal health record (PHR) is defined as the electronic health record permanent individual medical records. Its features are electronic, easily available, personal control, standardization, resource sharing and portability. Although the PCEHR is currently being implemented in several countries around the world, it still has many controversial disadvantages. Hoy, Yoshihashi, & Bailey, 2012) mention that some of the ideal functions of PHR include patient tracking, longitudinal recording, interoperability and resource sharing, portability, automated clinical report entry, as well as integration of the doctor's workflow. “The PCEHR aims to be a secure electronic summary of people's medical history stored and shared in a network of systems connected from a central electronic hub (Australian Nursing Journal, August 2012; Kerai, Wood, &Martin, March 2014).” The Australian Government has clear legal provisions on the implementation of the PCEHR, including conditions of participation, target participants, registration methods and procedures, informed consent, security requirements, penalties for privacy violations and strategies mitigation (Australian Nursing Journal, August 2012; Australia Government ComLaw, 2012; Williams, 2013; Wilson, 2012). However, The Australian (2013, September 17) notes that the Australian government has invested 1 billion in the project, but only 0.6% of people actually use it. this program has recorded approximately 65 million electronic health record conditions. PCEHR is analyzed and described in the following four aspects via SWOT method in this article, including Strengths, Weakness......middle of paper......to-mistakes-in-pcehr/story- e6frgakx-1226720434416.The Commonwealth Government. (n.d.). Educate healthcare professionals about the PCEHR system. Retrieved April 9, 2014, from http://publiclearning.ehealth.gov.au/modules/hcpIntro/index.htmlWilson, S. (October 2012). PCEHR: Politically Controlled Electronic Health Record [online]. Medicus, 52(9). pp. 18-19. Availability: ISSN: 1035-6037. [cited 9 Apr 14].Williams, Patricia AH. (2013) Does PCEHR represent a new paradigm for cybersecurity? : Implications for health information management [online]. Journal of Health Information Management, 42(2). pp. 31-36. Availability: ISSN: 1833-3583. [Quoted April 9 14].