The Center for Information Therapy has been working with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) for two years to develop a Healthy People 2020 Ix objective, as part of the HHS’s efforts to update and improve its health communication & HIT objectives for the next decade. We are pleased to report that the following objective has been released for public comment, the last stage of the process.

HC/HIT HP 2020–8: Increase the proportion of patients whose doctor recommends personalized health information resources to help them manage their health.

In addition, other Ix-related objectives are included in this section, including:

HC/HIT HP2020–6: Increase the proportion of persons who report that their health care providers always involved them in decisions about their health care as much as they wanted.

HC/HIT HP2020–7: Increase the proportion of persons who use electronic personal health management tools.

The public comment period is now open, and it is a great opportunity to voice your opinion about what should be the country’s public health objectives for the next decade.

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