News tagged with electronic records


Digital divide exists with physician EHR adoption

(HealthDay)—The majority of physicians remain reluctant to adopt health information technology (HIT), according to a report by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.

Health created 1 hour ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stroke patients respond similarly to after-stroke care, despite age difference

Age has little to do with how patients should be treated after suffering a stroke, according to new research from the University of Georgia.

Cardiology created May 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

User satisfaction with electronic health records down

(HealthDay)—Since 2010, there has been a decrease in the satisfaction and usability ratings for certified electronic health records (EHRs), according to survey results presented by the American College ...

Health created May 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mayo Clinic creates institution-wide electronic prolonged QT interval warning system

Using a one-of-a-kind computer-aided program, Mayo Clinic has developed and implemented a Mayo-wide electronic warning system to identify patients at risk of QT-related deaths from an abnormality in the heart's electrical ...

Cardiology created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research finds targeted screening for hepatitis C is cost-effective

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found that targeted screening for populations with a higher estimated prevalence for hepatitis C may be cost-effective.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nearly 30 percent of women fail to pick up new prescriptions for osteoporosis, study finds

Nearly 30 percent of women failed to pick up their bisphosphonate prescriptions, a medication that is most commonly used to treat osteoporosis and similar bone diseases, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published this ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

60 percent of peds hospitals have electronic health records

(HealthDay)—Since 2008 there has been an increase in the proportion of children's hospitals adopting electronic health records (EHRs), with EHRs in almost 60 percent of children's hospitals in 2011, according ...

Health created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Can computer-based decision support control health care costs?

William M. Tierney, M.D. focuses on the potential of electronic medical systems and computer-based decision support to control healthcare costs in "Controlling costs with computer-based decision support: ...

Health created Apr 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Severely compromised life circumstances cause frequent ER use by vets

Even with health insurance, ready access to preventive, specialty and behavioral health care and comprehensive electronic medical records, nearly 8 percent of patients in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) visit the ...

Health created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Decontamination of unused medical supplies reduces health-care costs

In rooms of patients with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), the outside of the packages containing sterile items can become contaminated. Unused medical supplies are often thrown away to prevent the items from becoming ...

Health created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

High-risk screening and high rate of follow up—patient navigators credited

Low-income and minority women screened for breast cancer at Capital Breast Cancer Center (CBCC) in Washington, DC, exceed national standards in their rate of medical follow-up after a positive mammogram, according to a small ...

Cancer created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study examines the role adverse reactions play in statin discontinuation

Despite their well-documented benefits, statins, drugs used to lower cholesterol, are commonly discontinued in routine care. Statin discontinuation has been linked to increased risk for cardiovascular events and death in ...

Cardiology created Apr 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Electroencephalography underused investigative tool in hospitals

A retrospective study of patients who had in-hospital electroencephalography (EEG) has established that EEG is a valuable tool that could be deployed more widely to identify treatable causes of impaired consciousness in the ...

Neuroscience created Apr 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Varicella vaccine has long-term effectiveness against chicken pox

Chicken pox, the childhood affliction of earlier generations, has been largely neutralized by the varicella vaccine, according to a new study by the Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center, which appears in the current online ...

Pediatrics created Apr 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dynamic new software improves care of aging brain, study shows

Innovative medical records software developed by geriatricians and informaticians from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University Center for Aging Research will provide more personalized health care for older adult ...

Health created Mar 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0