Last month, PatientsLikeMe’s Sally Okun, VP of Policy & Ethics, was invited to the White House to attend a small executive discussion. The topic? Making the electronic health record (EHRs) experience more patient-centric and accessible, and the importance of “healthcare data interoperability” — the idea that different electronic health record systems should work together in… Continue reading PatientsLikeMe at the White House: A new initiative to give patients more control of their health data
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RWJF Awards Grant to PatientsLikeMe to Develop New Measures for Healthcare Performance
Patient Network to Work with the National Quality Forum to Ensure Patients Drive Healthcare Value CAMBRIDGE, MA., December 8, 2015—PatientsLikeMe has been awarded a $900,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to help jumpstart changes that will amplify the patient voice in the measurement of healthcare performance. A portion of the grant funds… Continue reading RWJF Awards Grant to PatientsLikeMe to Develop New Measures for Healthcare Performance