http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay)—Although doctors who are using electronic health records in a meaningful way are eligible for a $44,000 bonus from the U.S. government, many still haven't adopted the new technology, a new study shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-doctors-electronic-health.html Health Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:09:43 EST news280606174 (HealthDay)—Signing death certificates is not always straightforward and has long-term ramifications on mortality data and funding, according to a report published by the American Medical Association (AMA). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-ama-death-certificates.html Health Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:40:02 EST news278688595 (HealthDay)—More than two-thirds of family doctors now use electronic health records, and the percentage doing so doubled between 2005 and 2011, a new study finds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-doctors-electronic-health.html Health Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:50:01 EST news277463335 Research presented at IDWeek 2012 concludes that despite advances in electronic medical records, mistakes are still commonly made in the prescription of antiretroviral medications for hospitalized HIV-positive patients. At the same time, a trio of studies suggests however, that electronic records in combination with increased clinical education can help to greatly decrease medical errors. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-high-hiv-medication-errors-hospitalized.html HIV & AIDS Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:29:55 EST news269868584 A study by Queen Mary, University of London researchers has shown the scale of the challenge facing those in charge of delivering the Olympic legacy. In three London boroughs they have found that, overall, as many as one in ten of the local population has a high risk of developing type 2 diabetes within the next ten years. In some areas close to the Stratford Olympic Park up to one in six adults are at high risk. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-olympic-legacy-tackling-east-london.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:14:49 EST news268564482 (HealthDay News) -- Malpractice claims dipped dramatically among Massachusetts physicians after they began using electronic medical records, according to new research, although it's not clear whether the record-keeping was connected to the decline in claims. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-e-records-linked-malpractice.html Health Tue, 26 Jun 2012 03:30:01 EST news259899434 Expanded use of electronic medical records would substantially reduce infant mortality in the U.S., according to a study forthcoming in the Journal of Political Economy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-electronic-medical-infant-mortality.html Health Wed, 18 May 2011 17:30:47 EST news224958632