News tagged with electronic health records

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NIST issues guidance for pediatric electronic health records

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a guide to help improve the design of electronic health records for pediatric patients so that the design focus is on the users—the doctors, nurses ...

Other created Jul 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Interactive personal health records increase clinical preventive services

Patients who use an interactive personal health record (IPHR) are almost twice as likely to be up to date with clinical preventive services as those who do not, according to a new study led by Alex Krist, M.D., M.P.H., research ...

Health created Jul 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hospice visit number affects ability to die at home

(HealthDay) -- Hospice patients with cancer are more likely to be able to die in the setting of their choice if they receive at least one hospice visit per day during the first four days of hospice care, according ...

Cancer created Jun 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

E-records linked to fewer malpractice claims

(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 ...

Health created Jun 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The price tag on a patient-centered medical home

The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is a concept at the heart of many health care reform models that aim to both improve the quality of care and reduce wasteful spending. But a new analysis of federally qualified health ...

Health created Jun 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Health IT expert says electronic medical records finally catching on

The U.S. Olympic Committee is converting to electronic medical records (EMRs) this month for hundreds of athletes who will be competing in London, as well as thousands of other athletes who have been seen by Olympic Committee ...

Health created Jun 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

California physicians unprepared for electronic health record regulations: report

(Medical Xpress) -- Electronic health records (EHRs) are used widely by California physicians, but many of their systems are not designed to meet new federal standards aimed at improving the quality of health care, according ...

Health created Jun 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Productivity gains from health IT must await bigger health system changes

Productivity gains that can be achieved by widely adopting health information technology are likely to come from the reengineering of health care and may require new measurement tools to accurately gauge their impact, according ...

Health created Jun 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Thiazolidinedione use in patients with Type 2 diabetes may increase risk for diabetic macular edema

Treatment with glucose-lowering thiazolidinedione drugs in patients with Type 2 diabetes appears to be associated with an increased risk of diabetic macular edema (a complication that may affect vision) at 1-year and 10-year ...

Diabetes created Jun 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

11 integrated health systems form largest private-sector diabetes registry in US

Eleven integrated health systems, with more than 16 million members, have combined de-identified data from their electronic health records to form the largest, most comprehensive private-sector diabetes registry in the nation.

Diabetes created Jun 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Short-term risk of shingles recurrence low

People who have had an episode of herpes zoster, also known as shingles, face a relatively low short-term risk of developing shingles, according to a Kaiser Permanente Southern California study published online in the Journal of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Doctors who dictate their notes have worse quality of care than those who use other documentation methods: study

Could the quality of care you receive be affected by how your doctor takes notes? According to a new study by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), doctors who dictated their patient notes appeared to have worse ...

Health created May 21, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

HIT essential to disaster support, recovery

A new article titled, "An HIT Solution for Clinical Care and Disaster Planning: How One Health Center in Joplin, MO, Survived a Tornado and Avoided a Health Information Disaster," by the Geiger Gibson /RCHN Community Health ...

Health created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Computers aid in collecting sensitive information from teens (w /Video)

More than 1 million youths ages 15-24 have sexually transmitted infections (STIs) caused by Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhea. Many others, however, are unaware they are infected because they have not been tested.

Other created Apr 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Shingles vaccine is safe, according to new study

The herpes zoster vaccine, also known as the shingles vaccine, is generally safe and well tolerated according to a Vaccine Safety Datalink study of 193,083 adults published online in the Journal of Internal Medicine.

Medications created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1