“Industry experts believe that empowering patients in their own care — by providing them with access to their medical information, along with appropriate resources to manage their health — can significantly improve outcomes and even reduce health care costs.
So it is not surprising that engaging patients and families in care is one of the five goals of CMS’ recently proposed “meaningful use” definition. Specifically, to qualify for the meaningful use incentives, hospitals and physicians are expected — among other requirements — to provide patients with electronic copies of their record, discharge instructions and procedures.”
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Protima Advani, iHealthbeat, 8 February 2010
