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|Videos|December 7, 2021
The challenges of obtaining personal health information
Author(s)Jeff Bendix, Senior Editor, Logan Lutton
The process of acquiring personal health data is difficult and time consuming, especially for someone who is already ill.
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Deven McGraw, chief regulatory officer for Ciitizen, says that the process of acquiring personal health data is difficult and time consuming, especially for someone who is already ill.
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