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Building on its patient engagement efforts, ONC contracts with a production company to create video that shifts attitudes to make things personal for healthcare consumers.
Now that the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has the attention of physicians and hospitals to improve care through the meaningful use of electronic health records, ONC intends this autumn
to emphasize strategies for reaching out to consumers to participate more in their healthcare.
The National eHealth Collaborative brought together 65 consumer and health groups to start sharing best practices, communication strategies and health IT tools to encourage consumers to participate in their health.