LEWISTON — Tri-County Mental Health Services is seeking 7 to 10 veteran volunteers who are either currently receiving or who have received mental health services within the last year to talk about what information veterans need in order to make decisions about sharing their electronic medical record.
According to a news release, the discussion is part of planning for Maine’s launch of HealthInfoNet, which provides a system for health care providers to access medical records electronically. Patients can opt out of their mental health records being shared. TCMHS would like to know what information veterans need to make this decision.
The discussion will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 15 at 7 p.m., at TCMHS, 1155 Lisbon St.and will last one to two hours. All comments will be completely confidential. The group is facilitated by an independent research firm.
For more information, call Jerry DeWitt at 783-9141 extension 228.
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