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Study: Funding Electronic Medical Records Saves Lives

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The New England Journal of Medicine published a study on Aug. 31 that says federal investments in electronic health records (EHR) would lead to better patient care and health outcomes. Opponents of electronic records cite dangers to privacy…
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New Bill Would Extend EHR Incentive Payments to Physician Assistants

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This week, Reps. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) and Lee Terry (R-Neb.) introduced legislation (HR 2729) — called the Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act — that would allow physician assistants who meet certain requirements…
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How a Solo Physician Aced Stage 1 Meaningful Use

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Mention “Stage 1” and most physicians will think you’re talking about the initial phases of a disease or a medical condition such as cancer.  A few might think of a rocket launching into space. But Stage 1 also refers to a portion…
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The Era of Electronic Medical Records

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Twenty years ago the influential Institute of Medicine began prodding the medical community to embrace electronic medical records. EMRs would make healthcare better, safer, and more efficient, argued the IOM, if every person’s complete medical…
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Region’s Hospitals Aid Electronic-Records Push

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Every hospital in central Ohio has signed up with a nonprofit group that will help doctors switch from paper to electronic health records. The Central Ohio Health Information Exchange announced yesterday that Ohio State University Medical…
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Patients & Caregivers Willing To Buy Health Monitoring Devices

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Nearly 8 of out 10 Americans are willing to pay up to $100 for a medical device that monitors their vital signs, according to an IBM survey that tracks trends in the use of mobile devices in healthcare. Fewer than 10% of respondents are…
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Pediatric EMRs Getting Their Fair Share of the HIT Spotlight

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I was pleasantly surprised a few weeks ago when I walked into the office of my daughter’s pediatrician and saw a computer monitor and keyboard ready to be unwrapped and plugged in – presumably to an electronic medical record. Perhaps…
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Computerized Health Records Growing in California

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Healthcare experts widely agree that computerized records can help doctors and hospitals avoid medical errors and improve the quality of care. On this score, California appears to be heading in the right direction: Growing numbers of…
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Rasmussen College Adds Electronic Health Records Course

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A move to electronic heath records has spurred Rasmussen College and other educational institutions to develop programs that train students for careers working with those systems. Digitization of medial records has been part of larger…
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Electronic Medical Records Poised To Cut Costs, Improve Patient Care

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Federal stimulus dollars provide incentive for doctors, hospitals to adopt digital system Jennifer Gomez sat at her doctor’s office in Evanston after her appointment, waiting for a handwritten prescription. Minutes later, her doctor wondered…