It's time for consumers to take charge of their health and their health information, according to an article in The Wall Street Journal that offers advice for patients on how to get their information and what to do with it.
Leaving health information up to providers is "a big mistake," according to the article, that gives doctors too much power over information vital to patients and creates opportunities for errors.
Patients can serve as their own "data hub" and help circumvent "data lock," according to the story.
Read more:
Editor
Editor Beth earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and master’s in health communication. She has worked in hospital, academic and publishing settings over the past 20 years. Beth joined TriMed in 2005, as editor of CMIO and Clinical Innovation + Technology. When not covering all things related to health IT, she spends time with her husband and three children.