US hospitals triple use of electronic health records
(HealthDay)—U.S. hospitals have made major progress in adopting electronic health records systems over the past three years, according to a new report.
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Archive: 08/07/2013
Medicaid programs vary in coverage of preventive care, report says
Existing Medicaid beneficiaries have largely been left out of the health reform movement when it comes to preventive services that can ward off cancer, heart disease and other potentially deadly diseases, according to a new ...
Jul 8, 2013
Study sheds light on why low-income patients prefer hospital care to a doctor's office
Patients with low socioeconomic status use emergency and hospital care more often than primary care because they believe hospital care is more affordable and convenient, and of better quality than care provided by primary ...
Jul 8, 2013
Health-related website search information may be leaked to third-party tracking entities
Patients who search on free health-related websites for information related to a medical condition may have the health information they provide leaked to third party tracking entities through code on those websites, according ...
Jul 8, 2013
Denormalizing smoking: Making the case for banning cigarettes in parks and on beaches
Many state and local governments have banned smoking in parks and on beaches on the basis that passive smoke is a risk for non-smokers, cigarette butts pollute the environment, and seeing people smoke poses a long-term risk ...
Jul 8, 2013
Nurse practitioners provide more primary care in states with least restrictive regulations
Facing a nationwide shortage of primary care physicians, some states in recent years have eased up on regulations that create barriers for nurse practitioners who want to work as primary care providers.
Jul 8, 2013
Fixed payments not a barrier to quality of care in HMOs, study finds
Ever since the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, the number of enrollees in Medicare Advantage, Medicare's managed care program, has jumped from 5.3 million to 14.4 million in 2013. While ...
Jul 8, 2013
The aging population and emergency departments
As the population gets older, and the baby boomers begin to enter their 60's and 70's, one might assume that the number of trips to the emergency department will also increase. This is contradicted by new research from Brigham ...
Jul 8, 2013
