One of the hallmarks of the patient record
you're supposed to be given under meaningful use
is that it is written in plain English. It
describes in plain English what just happened,
what you need to do, and the next steps of the
medical system.
This is variously called a Continuing Care
Record (CCR) or Continuing Care Document (CCD).
I reported recently that industry groups have
recently united around a common standard for
this documentation.
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