ANA pledges to help patients improve care through use of electronic health information: association joins national Consumer eHealth Program launch.

ANA made a formal pledge to develop educational materials on health information technology for registered nurses to share with consumers, in support of the Consumer eHealth Program established by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The ANA initiative will help people understand the benefits of using their electronic health records to prevent illness and manage chronic conditions, and to track history of immunizations, clinical exams and hospitalizations.