“Hundreds of diabetic patients in the Washington, D.C. area have adopted an online personal health record to communicate with their doctors and manage their disease, according to Howard University Hospital.
Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in the D.C. area, according to the District of Columbia Department of Health. Howard University Hospital’s Diabetes Treatment Center is one of the first healthcare providers in the region to integrate the hospital’s electronic medical record with a patient-focused PHR to manage diabetes treatment online.”
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Bernie Monegain, Healthcare IT News, 27 October 2009
