Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Developing Good E-Patients

Feds' 'E-Health' Initiative Reaches Out To Patients by Joanne Kenen.  Politico.  February 11, 2013.

Going beyond the multibillion dollar effort to involve doctors and hospitals in health information technology, officials at the Department of Health And Human Services and endeavoring to created engaged patients through technology.  The more engaged the patient the more likely they are to engaged in preventive and healthy practices.  The article cites the Beacon communities use of text message for diabetes assessment.  The report that is the basis for this article is found here.

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