| New Program Aims to Boost Consumer Use of Health IT |
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| Written by The Buzz | |||
| Monday, 22 August 2011 22:55 | |||
In September, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT will begin an outreach program to health consumers. The goal of the program is to get the public more involved in their health and healthcare, reports Government Health IT. The ONC hopes that explaining the benefits of various health IT tools like electronic health records and personal health records will spark increased use. 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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