Archive: 07/10/2015
Privacy concerns decline about digital health records
Patients whose doctors use electronic health record systems are increasingly confident that their health information will remain private and secure, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers found in a new longitudinal study, published ...
Oct 7, 2015
Emergency department visit provides opportunity to reduce underage drinking
The results of a five-year trial from faculty at the University of Michigan Injury Center found giving youth in the emergency department a short intervention during their visit decreased their alcohol consumption and problems ...
Oct 7, 2015
Reseracher pinpoints diagnostic errors as the critical blind spot of health-care providers
Most Americans will get at least one faulty diagnosis in their lifetime, sometimes with devastating consequences. "Urgent change is warranted to address this challenge," according to a recent landmark report from the Institute ...
Oct 7, 2015