Medications
No evidence of added benefit for most new drugs, say researchers
More than half of new drugs entering the German healthcare system have not been shown to add benefit, argue researchers in The BMJ today.
Jul 10, 2019
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News tagged with health information technology
Health
Leveraging information technology to address health disparities
Disparities in health care delivery and health outcomes present distressing challenges to underserved populations, who often experience a greater burden of chronic diseases and are more likely to show signs of poor disease ...
May 16, 2019
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Health
Minor sleep loss can put your job at risk
Losing just 16 minutes of sleep could be the difference between a clear-headed day at the office or one filled with distractions.
Apr 23, 2019
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Medical research
Interactive websites may cause antismoking messages to backfire
Health communicators should carefully choose interactive features for their websites because tools that can make some websites more engaging for some audiences could actually discourage other users from adopting healthy behaviors, ...
Feb 6, 2019
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Health
The path forward for making electronic health records more usable
Over the past decade both clinicians and researchers have increasingly discovered that electronic health records are not always user friendly and may result in unintended consequences that compromise patient safety. In a ...
Feb 5, 2019
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Health
Adoption of advanced health IT capabilities inconsistent
(HealthDay)—Adoption of advanced health information technology (HIT) capabilities is inconsistent across health care systems, with electronic health record (EHR) standardization being the strongest predictor of advanced ...
Jan 17, 2019
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Health
Stress from using electronic health records is linked to physician burnout
While electronic health records (EHRs) improve communication and access to patient data, researchers found that stress from using EHRs is associated with burnout, particularly for primary care doctors such as pediatricians, ...
Dec 5, 2018
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Medical economics
HHS issues draft strategy for reducing health IT burden
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has developed a draft strategy to reduce the health information technology (IT) burden, and the strategy is open for public comment through Jan. 28, 2019.
Dec 5, 2018
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Health
New survey highlights digital health challenges
As health system leaders look ahead to the challenges and opportunities of the coming year, they are increasing their spending to defend against cyberattacks, expressing optimism about reimbursement for telehealth services, ...
Nov 19, 2018
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Health
NAM special publication outlines steps toward making health care systems fully interoperable
While health care has made great strides in recent years with the proliferation of electronic health records (EHRs), establishment of regional health information exchanges, and development of data exchange standards and interfaces, ...
Oct 12, 2018
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