HealthIT.gov January 13, 2026
Meghan Gabriel; Catherine Strawley; Chelsea Richwine; Wes Barker and Priscilla Owusu-Mensah

“Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree long ago.”

This quote from Warren Buffett on investment portfolios could describe the evolution of patient engagement over the past decade. Much like a carefully built portfolio, the dividends from years of investments in health IT continue to emerge. It is useful to take stock of the dividends of our digitization efforts.

In our first post in the Digital Dividends blog series, we explored how more individuals than ever are accessing and using their health information online, especially those managing chronic conditions or a recent cancer diagnosis. In this post, we look at how U.S. hospitals are helping enable that access, with a focus on where policy priorities,...

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