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ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS
Government officials and tech companies such as Google and Microsoft are promoting the use of electronic health records to empower consumers, improve patient safety and to save time and money in the health-care system. But some consumer advocates warn that more should be done to ensure patient privacy.
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PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Implementation of electronic medical records (EMR) by healthcare providers and...
If you're like most people, your personal medical record is a multiheaded beast: pieces of information scattered among...
When President Obama designated $19.5 billion to expand the use of electronic medical records, former House speaker...
...funds EMRs for medical practices. ... in health care IT and in particular EMR and EHR software. Man, big EHR and
Therapy from afar. While the very notion of it makes some queasy, a growing number of people are seeking--and...
Neal Patterson likens the current scramble in health information technology to the 19th century land rush that opened...
Although computer systems that signal alerts for allergies and potential drug interactions are part of the electronic...
(Minollo) A few weeks ago I provided a few examples about problems like converting HIPAA 4010 messages into HIPAA 5010,...
The Obama administration’s plan to spend $19 billion on electronic medical records has generated so much buzz you might...
IN the world of technology, inventors are hailed as heroes. Yet it is more subtle forms of innovation that typically...
(Computerworld) President Obama, in his joint speech to Congress this week, emphasized that he wants electronic health...
Earlier this week Nari Kannan asked "Why is Healthcare IT slated to become a Huge Gold Rush?" His question is...
...criteria for the password, I know my cashier log in information but what kind of password do I put in for the eHR...
When physician Andrew Wiesenthal needs to work out a problem, he runs around Lake Merritt, across the street from his...
Despite a consensus that the use of health information technology should lead to more efficient, safer, and...
A better electronic medical records system seems like a great idea. In fact, I've long wondered why I couldn't carry a...
Health care information professionals say the success of the economic stimulus package's $19 billion investment in...
The Google solution, introduced without fanfare, solves many confidentiality issues by putting the patient in control...
But an electronic health records system could save the nation $300B a year.
John Halamka, chief information officer at Beth Israel Deaconess. Ironically, Beth Israel has one of the most advanced...
In fact, three-quarters of Americans polled said it was very important or somewhat important for doctors and hospitals...
BusinessWeek reader Dr. William Yasnoff writes in an opinion piece for BW that U.S. health-care reform is an urgent...
What didn't come up during the president's first press conference was how one section of the convoluted...
On the 9th of April 2009 President Obama trumpeted the use of electronic health records for the military and the...
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