Web Tool Lets Patients Access Medical Records : Since last August, at least 60,000 vets and 5,000 Medicare beneficiaries have used the 'blue button.'

The Markle Foundation's paper, “The Download Capability,” is available at www.markle.org/downloadable_assets/20100831_dlcapability.pdf

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Patients who can access their records “are more engaged in their care.”

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