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Patient use of digital tools, 3rd-party apps to access health records rises in 2019

Dive Brief: More U.S. patients are using online portals to access their medical information, according to an analysis the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT presented at its annual conference Monday. Nearly 60% of patients report their provider or insurer offered them online access to their medical record in 2019, and nearly 40%… Read More »

Daily on Healthcare: US healthcare spending rises to $3.5 trillion in 2017…drug spending stays almost flat

Be more of an insider. Get the Washington Examiner Magazine, Digital Edition now. SIGN UP! If you’d like to continue receiving Washington Examiner’s Daily on Healthcare newsletter, SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://newsletters.washingtonexaminer.com/newsletter/daily-on-healthcare/ US healthcare spending rises to $ 3.5 trillion in 2017. That equals out to about $ 10,739 per person, according to an annual report released… Read More »