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Blue Button use by patients to access and share health record information using the Department of Veterans Affairs’online patient portal

Turvey C, Klein D, Fix G, et al., Blue Button use by patients to access and share health record information using the Department of Veterans Affairs’ online patient portal, Journal of American Medical Informatics Association. April 16, 2014 310(18):1939-1940

The Blue Button feature of online patient portals promotes patient engagement by allowing patients to easily download their personal health information. This study examines the adoption and use of the Blue Button feature in the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) personal health record portal, My HealtheVet.

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