Commentary A vision for patient-centered health information systems. Citation Text: Krist AH, Woolf SH. A vision for patient-centered health information systems. JAMA. 2011;305(3):300-1. doi:10.1001/jama.2010.2011. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL January 26, 2011 Krist AH, Woolf SH. JAMA. 2011;305(3):300-1. View more articles from the same authors. This commentary discusses the difficulties in creating personal health information systems and describes how such systems can engage patients in their care. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Krist AH, Woolf SH. A vision for patient-centered health information systems. JAMA. 2011;305(3):300-1. doi:10.1001/jama.2010.2011. 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