News tagged with medical record system


Electronic health records are valuable but won't be a panacea

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Turns out most Americans are all for moving to a comprehensive system of electronic medical records. They just don't think it's going to save us any money when it comes to health care.





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Can pen and paper help make electronic medical records better?

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2

The results of a new study of the pen and paper workarounds employed by healthcare providers who use an electronic medical record system may help make electronic medical records even more useful to health-care providers and ...


Nation's only citywide electronic health information exchange: Improving health and lowering costs

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 15, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Across the nation concerns about health-care quality and costs are growing. For the first time, both candidates aspiring to the nation's highest office are looking to greater reliance on electronic medical records as critical ...


Less than half of medical students understand health care system

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created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Less than half of graduating medical students in the U.S. say they received adequate training in understanding health care systems and the economics of practicing medicine, according to a study conducted by the University ...


Study finds creating unique health ID numbers would improve health care quality, efficiency

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created Oct 20, 2008 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Creating a unique patient identification number for every person in the United States would facilitate a reduction in medical errors, simplify the use of electronic medical records, increase overall efficiency and help protect ...


Digital album puts focus on kids' health

Picture this: Digital album puts focus on kids' health

Technology / Hi Tech

created Apr 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Modern moms and dads snap thousands of photos, recording every drooling smile and flailing attempt to crawl. Until now, this frenzy of activity could be one more thing distracting parents ...


Researchers pilot new electronic system for infectious illness

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created Apr 10, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Harvard Medical School, Atrius Health, and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health have created and tested a set of computer programs that use electronic medical records to ...


Mayo Clinic backs new personal health record site

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The Mayo Clinic has combined its medical expertise with Microsoft Corp.'s technology in a free Web site launching Tuesday that will let people store personal health and medical information.


Impact of electronic personal health record on hypertension under study

Impact of electronic personal health record on hypertension under study

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 06, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Whether patients with an electronic handle on their health are more successful at beating one of the nation’s leading chronic diseases is under study.


Protecting patient privacy the new fashioned way

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created Sep 25, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Protecting patient privacy has been recognized as the duty of health-care providers for about as long as doctors have seen patients. In 1996 that duty became a legal obligation when Congress passed the Health Insurance Portability ...


Work begins on national e-health record network

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Doctor's offices and hospitals have slowly started the difficult switch from outmoded paper records to sophisticated electronic systems in a bid to improve care and cut costs.



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