Electronic Health Records are intended to streamline and improve access to information—and have been shown to improve quality of care—but a new study shows they also leave both doctors and patients unsatisfied, even after ...
Aug 17, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Consolidating electronic health records and practice management software allows practices to save time and money, make fewer mistakes, and reduce the risk of privacy breaches, according to an article published ...
Aug 14, 2018
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A team of researchers from Johns Hopkins is leading the way in understanding how the advent of electronic medical records with large image databases and advances in artificial intelligence with deep learning can offer medical ...
Aug 1, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Reducing the number of computers on wheels in a surgical intensive care unit can reduce barriers to communication during patient presentations, according to a research letter published online July 18 in JAMA ...
Jul 27, 2018
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Canada's provincial governments should mandate patient access to their electronic medical records, argue authors of a commentary in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal)
Jul 23, 2018
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(HealthDay)—For patients with type 2 diabetes, characteristics of those with severe hypoglycemia include having a prior diagnosis of non-severe hypoglycemia and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)
Jul 20, 2018
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The level of communication between patient and physician can make a monumental difference, specifically in the case of seriously ill hospitalized patients. Researchers at the University of Minnesota have found a way to better ...
Jul 6, 2018
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Clinicians may take upwards of 15 minutes to double-check a patient's medication list in an electronic health record system, but according to a new study, this reconciliation process may be well worth the time for diabetes ...
Jun 11, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Many doctors have internet portals to help patients manage their care. But that doesn't mean older folks will use them.
May 30, 2018
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When you go to the doctor or hospital, one piece of information that you're always asked to provide—in addition to your name, address, and insurance information—is an emergency contact. Often, that person is a blood relative. ...
May 17, 2018
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