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Consumer Interest in Sharing and Accessing Digital...

Consumer Interest in Sharing and Accessing Digital...

An issue brief from the Pew Trust Foundation

18 May 2022
According to a survey from The Pew Charitable Trusts, 81%t of adults surveyed favor improved patient and provider access to health information. More than two-thirds of consumers want their clinicians to share health...
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HIPAA Helper

HIPAA Helper

Who is Revealing Your Private Medical Information?

11 April 2018
This service from Pro Publica allows a person to search and find out whether your hospital, clinic, pharmacy or health insurer has been named in patient privacy complaints, breaches or violations. This tool includes...
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Why We Need to Remain Aware about Who is Collecting our...

Why We Need to Remain Aware about Who is Collecting our...

Facebook's efforts to collect personal health information from hospitals

11 April 2018
SUBJECTIVE: In an article reported by CNBC's Christina Farr it is reported that, "Facebook has asked several major U.S. hospitals to share anonymized data about their patients, such as...
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The Guide to Getting & Using Your Health Records

The Guide to Getting & Using Your Health Records

An Office of the National Coordinator published web guide

5 April 2018
This newly published web guide from ONC titled, "The Guide to Getting & Using Your Health Records: The steps, tips, and tools you’ll need to get, check, and use your health record" helps...
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Dos and don’ts for patients who consult Dr. Google

Dos and don’ts for patients who consult Dr. Google

A Blog Post from Kevin Pho M.D.

30 October 2017
Dr. Kevin Pho offers consumers and patients some personal advice on how best to present your personal research to a doctor trying to assit you with your ailments. In short, an informed patient is absolutely a good...
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