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Article: Empowered consumers should take charge of health care records.(The Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2006)
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- Employee Benefit News
- Article date:
- November 1, 2006
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The coming age of health care consumerism might just actually empower employees to embrace the emerging area of personal health care records management, and benefit professionals are expertly positioned to help wield their influence.
Consumers have long wondered why their medical records cannot be warehoused in one place for easy access at a time when personal banking transactions can be conducted at an ATM anywhere in the world with the push of a button, and letters or packages can be tracked online with the click of a mouse.
An increasing number of Americans certainly feel comfortable enough to use advances in technology to learn more about their ...