TTC #277 The Digital Health Compass

Do we know how to use our health data and what are the best choices for us? Although we often hear about patient empowerment, are we literate enough to understand what our health data mean? Three health IT professionals have set out to open this conversation, and while during eHealth Week they presented their first panel discussion on the Digital Health Compass, as they have named their quest, we thought we’d ask in person what they aim to accomplish. Anne Moen - President at the European federation for Medical Informatics & Professor at the University of Oslo, Catherine Chronaki - Secretary General for the HL7 Foundation, and Ed Hammond - Director for the Duke Center for Health Informatics & Chai