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Allow me to point out that the ICMCC Foundation already formulated such a declaration in 2007, which is now on the desk of Dr. Chang (WHO). You can find this Guideline on Patient Record Access here: http://recordaccess.icmcc.org/category/WHO.

Lodewijk Bos

President ICMCC

Peter - it does feel as though we're finally breaking through.  However, full consumer engagement will require more than just access to electronic health information.  We - the industry must step forward with innovative and engaging solutions that make managing one's health at least on the level of managing finances/wealth.  The combination of financial incentives/disincentives along with engaging applications that transform "information" into action - and ultimately positive long term behavior change - that must be the future of "health" care.

".  In the end, consumers are the ones accountable for their own health." and doctors are the gatekeepers who determine where we spend the money not consumers.

I am guessing that Peter has never had a family member who has cancer or another serious illness and has never seen just how little control a consumer has over the care they receive or its costs. It is the providers who control this not consumers