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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 Services Research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-electronic-health-diabetics.html Health Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:30:01 EST news246714152 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 sclerosis after vaccination in young women, according to a new study in the Journal of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-gardasil-trigger-autoimmune-conditions-vaccination.html Immunology Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:29:21 EST news246706145 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, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing determined that nurses working with EHRs consistently reported more improvements to nursing care and better health outcomes for patients than nurses working in hospitals without this technology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-rn-ehr.html Health Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:29:41 EST news246032976 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 even when patients receive free or reduced-cost medical care at federally funded safety net clinics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-health-coverage-essential-patients-diabetes.html Health Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:23:11 EST news244912982 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 electronic health records. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-online-health-electronic.html Health Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:10:36 EST news243090629 Dialysis clinics that provide care to kidney disease patients who cannot or will not follow their prescribed treatments will be penalized under a new Medicare payment system, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The results suggest that the new system could widen disparities in care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-patients-dont-treatments-dialysis-clinics.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:00:14 EST news238698008 Use of selected prescription medications, including antidepressants, antihistamines, bronchodilators, anticholinergics, sympathomimetics, and diuretics contribute to 10 percent of lower urinary tract symptoms among men according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-common-medications-contribute-urinary-tract.html Health Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:33:36 EST news237548008 African-Americans with prehypertension develop high blood pressure a year sooner than whites, according to research reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-blacks-high-blood-pressure-year.html Cardiology Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:00:03 EST news235043118 People who receive medical care in an integrated health care system with electronic health records linked to its own pharmacy more often collect their new prescriptions for diabetes, cholesterol and high blood pressure medications than do people who receive care in a non-integrated system, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published online in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-health-delivery-electronic-medication-adherence.html Health Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:44:38 EST news234524650 Authors of a study in the September issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology say, with an estimated $1.5 billion in potential bonus payments for radiology professionals at stake, radiologists should study and respond to recent federal regulations related to meaningful use of complete certified ambulatory electronic health records and their equivalents. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-radiologists-urged-federal-meaningful.html Other Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:48:42 EST news234071315 A new study demonstrates how text mining of electronic health records can be used to create medical term profiles of patients, which can be used both to identify co-occurrence of diseases and to cluster patients into groups with highly similar clinical features. The study, carried out in Denmark by a multi-disciplinary group of bioinformaticians, systems biologists and clinicians, will be published in the open-access journal PLoS Computational Biology on 25th August 2011. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-electronic-patient.html Other Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:50:27 EST news233513406 Patient safety researchers are calling for the expanded use of electronic health records (EHRs) to address the disquieting number of medical errors in the healthcare system that can lead to readmissions and even death. Their commentary is in the July 6 issue of JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-e-health-bigger-role-patient-safety.html Other Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:33:58 EST news230293904 (AP) -- Years after hospital employees were accused of snooping into the medical records of celebrity patients, UCLA Health System agreed to pay an $865,000 settlement for potential violations of federal privacy laws. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-calif-hospital-celeb-cases.html Health Fri, 08 Jul 2011 05:32:42 EST news229321841 In the first national study to examine care at critical access hospitals (CAHs) in rural areas of the U.S., Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers found that CAHs have fewer clinical capabilities, lower quality of care, and worse patient outcomes compared with other hospitals. The researchers found that patients admitted to a CAH for heart attack, congestive heart failure, or pneumonia were at greater risk of dying within 30 days than those at other hospitals. The study shows that despite more than a decade of policy efforts to improve rural health care, substantial challenges remain. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-patients-small-isolated-rural-hospitals.html Health Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:03:04 EST news229104158 A new research study investigates the challenges that pen and paper workarounds or computerized communication breakdowns pose to the use of electronic health records. Understanding these challenges may lead to improved coordination of care supported by health IT. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-paper-workarounds-health.html Health Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:51:39 EST news226317055