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Martin on e-health

23 Sep 2009

Given the demise of the Social Services Access card which I thought was a great way to replace Medicare cards in particular, the use and availability of e-health records means both patient and doctor can see what's been going on in our lives especially where access to Medicare benefits is time dependant.

I like to notion that I choose to share information with my health care providers as I see fit.

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