Patient interaction with medical record boosts prevention service use

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The use of patient-centered interactive health records can improve the delivery and uptake of preventive services, including cancer screening and vaccinations, show the results of a US study.Licensed from Medwire news with permission from Springer Healthcare Ltd. ©Springer Healthcare Ltd. All rights reserved. Neither of these parties endorse or recommend any commercial products, services, or equipment.



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[Jackie07]

Someone on the board had mentioned one time about getting a copy of our medical record ...

The last time I requested for a copy, it was on a special type of disc that only medical facilities have the equipment to read...

I did have a printed copy of my medical record back in 1990 - about an inch thick...