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medical records, policy issues

Heads-up on EMR usability discussion

On April 21 I’ve been invited to testify again on behalf of patients at a meeting organized by the Office of the National Coordinator for health IT.  As we did here twice last year, let’s discuss what the meeting should here. Here’s the document they sent.  Comments, please! Certification/Adoption Workgroup April 21, 2011 9:00 a.m. [...]

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medical records, policy issues, reforming hc

Health IT Policy: E-patients want access

What would you say to policymakers who are discussing the implementation of a national health information infrastructure? Here’s what I’d say: E-patients want access to tools and information.  Many will find what they need, many will not. You can help.

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medical records, policy issues, pt/doc co-care, reforming hc, trends & principles

“Give us our data”:
my talk at the NeHC board meeting

Last Tuesday, June 2, I was on a consumer panel at a board meeting of the National eHealth Collaborative. This is a heady group to be addressing; as this press release says,  nine of these people are on the advisory committees that are working directly with David Blumenthal, Obama’s National Coordinator for Health IT, to [...]

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