Article: Broad Coalition Says Consumer Role Is Key to Improving Health and Health Care

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Contact: Amy Martin, The Markle Foundation, +1-202-745-5118

Organizations Endorse Markle Foundation Collaboration to Increase Consumer Access to Personal Health Information and Protect Privacy

Information Technology for Health Care Reform Should Increase Consumer Participation

NEW YORK, June 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The future of health care should encourage expanded use of information tools to help consumers better manage their health, 56 diverse organizations said today as they embraced a framework for personal health information access and privacy.

"Consumers need to be full participants in modern health information tools and services to help them prevent ...

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