Gimme
Data

June 4, 2013 -- The story is four years old but its lesson still rings true. "ePatient" Dave DeBronkart is one of those rare, self-empowered patients who took charge of his own data and saved his own life.

Healthcare data silos serve the vendors not the patients. In this YouTube video he recounts the saga of managing his near-fatal cancer by claiming his own medical data, and in this one, he "sings" the epatient rap. The rap is funny and laughter is the best medicine, but patient empowerment through access and control of data remains elusive. We can all learn from Dave.

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