May 4 (Bloomberg) — The Obama administration plans to announce today the selection of 15 communities that will share in $220 million worth of grants for pilot projects to test health-care information technology. The money comes from the economic stimulus legislation passed last year and is intended to encourage development and use of systems to […]
In many respects, American doctors today labor much the way their counterparts did 50 years ago. Most are in practices with five or fewer other physicians. They keep their records on paper in longhand. When they need to consult a colleague, they reach for the telephone. They bill for each visit. They have little idea […]
A practical look at information technology issues and usage The number of people using personal health records has doubled in the past year. But those users still account for only 7% of the American patient population, according to one recent survey. That survey also found that if patients are going to be pushed toward greater PHR […]