| Connecting Advance Directives to Health Information Exchanges |
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| Written by The Buzz | |||
| Friday, 06 January 2012 23:08 | |||
Several states, including Virginia, are launching registries for advanced directives, reports AMedNews.com. The registries will eventually be connected to statewide health information exchanges. By doing so, physicians will have access to the patients’ advance directive without having to contact family members or caregivers. Click here to read the full article. | |||
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About the Author: Jeff Merron is a full-time freelance editor, journalist, and copywriter who has written for the New York Times Magazine, ESPN.com, Slate, Byte Magazine, Macworld, Consumers Digest, and many other national publications. He's also a regular contributor to IT Business Insider and 108, a baseball magazine. He has a Ph.D. in Mass Communication Research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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