health data accessibility

PatientsLikeMe at the White House: A new initiative to give patients more control of their health data

Last month, PatientsLikeMe’s Sally Okun, VP of Policy & Ethics, was invited to the White House to attend a small executive discussion. The topic? Making the electronic health record (EHRs) experience more patient-centric and accessible, and the importance of “healthcare data interoperability” — the idea that different electronic health record systems should work together in […]

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A New Way to Import “Blue Button” Patient Data from the VA

I love the conveniences that come from having my data moved around online (with my permission, of course).  For example, TurboTax will pull all my information from my investment bank and the IRS, and then calculate how much I owe.  With me doing hardly anything, I’m done in about 20 minutes!   Similarly, Mint.com can pull

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