Patient data outage exposes risks of electronic medical records
Dozens of hospitals across the country lost access to crucial electronic medical records for about five hours during a major computer outage last month, raising fresh concerns about whether poorly designed technology can ...
Health
Aug 10, 2012 |
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New method to find novel connections from gene to gene, drug to drug and between scientists
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have developed a new computational method that will make it easier for scientists to identify and prioritize genes, drug targets, and strategies for repositioning drugs that ...
Medical research
Jul 24, 2012 |
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Researchers develop new method for identifying lung nodules
Pulmonary nodules are common, but few studies of lung nodule identification and clinical evaluation have been performed in community settings. Researchers from Kaiser Permanente Southern California identified 7,112 patients ...
Cancer
Jul 16, 2012 |
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Hypertrophy common in older patients with port-wine stains
(HealthDay) -- Hypertrophy is present in the majority of patients with port-wine stains (PWS) who are over the age of 50 years, according to a study published online July 2 in the Journal of the American Ac ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 13, 2012 |
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Study shows appendectomies not a threat to fertility
(Medical Xpress) -- Having the appendix removed does not affect a woman's chance of having a baby, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Dundee.
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Jul 04, 2012 |
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Electronic medical record improves physician compliance of reviewing portal images, study suggests
The use of an electronic medical record (EMR) for reviewing portal images dramatically improves compliance with timeliness and record keeping, according to a study in the July issue of the Journal of the American College of ...
Other
Jul 02, 2012 |
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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
Jun 26, 2012 |
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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
Jun 25, 2012 |
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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
Jun 19, 2012 |
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Coronary rehabilitation programs in Europe are underused
Large proportions of European coronary patients are not benefitting from cardiac rehabilitation services, according to results of the third EUROASPIRE survey published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.(1) Yet de ...
Cardiology
Jun 19, 2012 |
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Psoriasis tied to 14 other autoimmune diseases
(HealthDay) -- Patients with psoriasis have significantly higher odds for having at least one of 14 other autoimmune diseases, according to a study published online June 4 in the Journal of the American Ac ...
Immunology
Jun 15, 2012 |
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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
Jun 11, 2012 |
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Many patients keep using PPIs after negative GERD test
(HealthDay) -- Nearly half of patients continue to use proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) even after pH studies confirm that they do not have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and most do not recall being ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 05, 2012 |
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Antidepressant use associated with increased mortality among critically ill patients?
Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, in Boston, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, have found that critically ill patients were more likely to die if they were taking the most commonly ...
Medications
May 22, 2012 |
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Study suggests obese patients have more advanced, aggressive papillary thyroid cancer
A review of medical records of patients treated at an academic tertiary care center suggests that obese patients present to their physicians with more advanced stage and more aggressive forms of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), ...
Cancer
May 21, 2012 |
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