‘Involving patients in patient care is a surprisingly recent concern. There was a time when doctors made all the decisions, delivering them as if they had come directly from the entrails of an oracular temple. Visitors were severely limited at hospitals, because family members just got in the way of the professional staff. And although the attitude toward engaging patients and their families has softened somewhat in health care, rigid boundaries still exist in research.’ … Read More Barriers to Patient-Centered Research Aired at Harvard Symposium | EMR & HIPAA |  Andy Oram  |  2 July 2018