News tagged with medical records

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

No link between anesthesia, dementia in elderly

Elderly patients who receive anesthesia are no more likely to develop long-term dementia or Alzheimer's disease than other seniors, according to new Mayo Clinic research. The study analyzed thousands of patients using the ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created May 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study clarifies antidepressant contribution to arrhythmia risk

A 2011 warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration about the popular antidepressant citalopram (Celexa) left many patients and physicians with more questions than answers. Now an analysis of the medical records of ...

Medications created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Decision support reduces antibiotic usage for bronchitis

(HealthDay)—Decision support strategies can help reduce the over-prescription of antibiotics for acute bronchitis in primary care settings, according to a study published online Jan. 14 in JAMA Internal Me ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Electronic visits offer accurate diagnoses, may lead to overprescribing of antibiotics

One of the first studies to compare patients who see their doctors in person to those who receive care through the Internet, known as an e-visit, underscores both the promise and the pitfalls of this technology.

Health created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Significant relationship between mortality and telomere length discovered

A team of researchers at Kaiser Permanente and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has identified a significant relationship between mortality and the length of telomeres, the stretches of DNA that protect ...

Genetics created Nov 08, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Stroke survivors who smoke raise risk of more strokes, heart attack, death

Stroke survivors who smoke put themselves at a greater risk of additional strokes, heart attack or death than those who never smoked, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Stroke.

Cardiology created Oct 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Troubled teens could benefit from online access to health records

Online health records could be surprisingly useful for at-risk teenagers who cycle through the juvenile justice system. A new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine and the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center ...

Pediatrics created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mom's high blood pressure in pregnancy could affect child's IQ in old age

New research from the University of Helsinki, Finland, suggests that a mother's high blood pressure during pregnancy may have an effect on her child's thinking skills all the way into old age. The study is published in the ...

Neuroscience created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study examines delayed, misdiagnosis of sporadic Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease

A medical record review study of 97 patients with the fatal, degenerative brain disorder sporadic Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease (sCJD) suggests that a correct diagnosis of the disease was often delayed by a variety of misdiagnoses, ...

Neuroscience created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

iPhone attachment designed for at-home diagnoses of ear infections

(Medical Xpress)—A new pediatric medical device being developed by Georgia Tech and Emory University could make life easier for every parent who has rushed to the doctor with a child screaming from an ear ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Whole-genome scan helps select best treatment for childhood cancer

A whole-genome scan to identify large-scale chromosomal damage can help doctors choose the best treatment option for children with neuroblastoma, one of the most common types of childhood cancer, finds an international collaboration ...

Cancer created Sep 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Protection against whooping cough waned during the five years after fifth dose of DTaP

OAKLAND, Calif. − Protection against whooping cough (also called pertussis) waned during the five years after the fifth dose of the combined diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine, according to researchers ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Depression may go overlooked when physicians use electronic medical records, researchers find

(Medical Xpress) -- Patients who have three or more chronic medical conditions are half as likely to receive depression treatment in primary care practices that use electronic medical records as they are in practices that ...

Health created Aug 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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 created Aug 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Medical record

A medical record, health record, or medical chart is a systematic documentation of a patient's medical history and care. The term 'Medical record' is used both for the physical folder for each individual patient and for the body of information which comprises the total of each patient's health history. Medical records are intensely personal documents and there are many ethical and legal issues surrounding them such as the degree of third-party access and appropriate storage and disposal. Although medical records are traditionally compiled and stored by health care providers, personal health records maintained by individual patients have become more popular in recent years.

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