A vision for patient-centered health information systems.

Alex H. Krist; Steven H. Woolf

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A vision for patient-centered health information systems.

January 26, 2011

Krist AH, Woolf SH. JAMA. 2011;305(3):300-1.

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This commentary discusses the difficulties in creating personal health information systems and describes how such systems can engage patients in their care.

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