Nick Sinai | February 7, 2014
Today, as part of the growing movement to help customers access and securely share their own health information, several of the Nation’s largest retail pharmacy chains and associations are pledging to support the Blue Button initiative—a public-private partnership between the health care industry and the Federal Government that aims to empower all Americans with access to their own electronic health information. These steps will help patients access their prescription information and further empower millions of Americans to better manage their healthcare.
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Jodi G. Daniel | January 10, 2014
When I started at ONC nearly a decade ago, there was a lot of talk about “patient-centered care” and how health IT supports this view. Most of the comments I heard throughout the health care and health IT space were about having the health care provider obtain a more complete view of the patient. I was struck by the “provider-centric” thinking around patient care.
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Erin Poetter Siminerio | January 10, 2014
For many of us, January is when we reflect on the past year, and think ahead to our hopes and goals for the year ahead. Every year, millions of Americans make New Year’s resolutions, and for many of us, that means resolving to improve our health. Ask your friends and family, and you’ll hear many of the same resolutions over and over again: eat better, get fitter, take better care of ourselves and our loved ones,
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Dr. Michael Gilbert | January 9, 2014
As more and more physicians’ offices and other providers begin to take the first step in setting up a patient portal, I thought it would be interesting to tell our story about how our office implemented and uses a portal. The lessons we learned may be helpful for you as Meaningful Use Stage 2 deadlines for patient portal use approach. And we would love to connect with others who have tackled and solved similar situations.
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Lygeia Ricciardi | December 30, 2013
As 2013 comes to a close, we’d like to take a moment to reflect on and celebrate our collective achievements. The following are a few highlights from the past year, and some things to look forward to in the New Year.
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