News tagged with health record

10 rights and responsibilities of users of electronic health records

Providing clinicians ten rights and responsibilities regarding their electronic health record use could serve as the foundation on which to build a new approach to health care in the electronic age, states an article in CMAJ (Canad ...

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Tenofovir, leading HIV medication, linked with risk of kidney damage

(Medical Xpress) -- Tenofovir, one of the most effective and commonly prescribed antiretroviral medications for HIV/AIDS, is associated with a significant risk of kidney damage and chronic kidney disease that increases over ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

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Computer order entry systems reduce preventable adverse drug events

Despite a national mandate to implement electronic health records and computer order entry systems (CPOE) by 2014, only approximately 30 percent of hospitals nationwide have done so and around 40 percent of hospitals in the ...

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created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Large hospital successfully implements CPOE system with clinical decision support for radiology

In an effort to reduce the inappropriate use of medical imaging and improve quality of care, a large, tertiary-care hospital has successfully implemented a computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system with clinical decision ...

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created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

First US chief technology officer stepping down

Aneesh Chopra, who was tasked with bringing a dose of Silicon Valley to the US government as the first chief technology officer, is stepping down.

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created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Report: Electronic health records still need work

(AP) -- America may be a technology-driven nation, but the health care system's conversion from paper to computerized records needs lots of work to get the bugs out, according to experts who spent months studying the issue.

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created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Unexplained skin condition is non-infectious, not linked to environmental cause: CDC

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has completed a comprehensive study of an unexplained skin condition commonly referred to as Morgellons and found no infectious agent and no evidence to suggest an environmental ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Electronic health records could improve care for type 2 diabetics

Use of electronic health records shows promise for improving care and outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes, but still has considerable room for improvement, according to a new study in the journal Health ...

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created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Gardasil does not trigger autoimmune conditions after vaccination

Gardasil, the human papillomavirus vaccine that is now recommended for male and female adolescents and young adults, does not trigger autoimmune conditions such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes or multiple ...

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created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Better together - The RN and the EHR

With the prodding of new federal legislation, electronic health records (EHRs) are rapidly becoming part of the daily practice of hospital nurses – the frontline providers of care. In the first large study of its kind, ...

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created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Making personal health records more usable

Although personal health records are now securely accessible online to a large and growing number of individuals, little research has been conducted on opinions about their ease of use.

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Study finds continuous health coverage essential for patients managing diabetes

When patients with diabetes experience interruptions in health - insurance coverage, they are less likely to receive the screening tests and vaccines they need to protect their health. A new study finds that this is true ...

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created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Lingua franca critical for electronic medical records and health information exchange

A universal method of identifying medical test results and other clinical measurements is essential for health information exchange, which requires a common terminology to ensure that medical data can be recorded, transferred ...

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created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study highlights impact of sleep deprivation on patients and health care providers

A new UCLA study shows that physicians who work shorter shifts are less likely to make mistakes during medical procedures.

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created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Online guide helps health organizations adopt electronic health records

A new online guide is available from the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to help hospitals and other health care organizations anticipate, avoid and address problems that can occur when adopting and using ...

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created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0