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A tale of two tech titans hoping to help healthcare

Health Blawg

Apple recently announced its foray into the personal health record market. The longer-term promise inherent in Apple’s announcement is that more people will be able to access more of their own health data more easily. Check out his book and my recent chat with him.) The announcement of the titans may speed up the process.

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A tale of two tech titans hoping to help healthcare

Health Blawg

Apple recently announced its foray into the personal health record market. The longer-term promise inherent in Apple’s announcement is that more people will be able to access more of their own health data more easily. Check out his book and my recent chat with him.) The announcement of the titans may speed up the process.

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CMS Doubling Down on Health IT; Patients

CMS.gov

Sustaining our exceptional healthcare depends now more than ever on driving down costs, and a major part of the CMS strategy to drive down costs depends on smart and innovative use of information technology (IT). Patients should expect health IT that enhances their care coordination instead of disrupting it.