“While lots of folks say it’s important to digitize patients’ records, sometimes the whole thing can be pretty abstract. Electronic records no doubt would be helpful if we end up in the hospital and doctors there need quick access to our medical histories. But how much would patients use them day-to-day?
For an answer, we point you to Laura Landro’s Informed Patient column in the WSJ. She offers up the example of Holly Jacobson, a 41-year-old in California who has two kids.”
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Sarah Rubenstein, Health WSJ Blog, 18 March 2009
