They show that up to 50% of all heart attack cases are missed using just one data source. These findings may be relevant to other common conditions, such as stroke, and support the wider use of linked multiple record sources by clinicians,...Show More Summary
Taxpayers lost £74m when 6.5m doses of an anti-flu drug were written off as being past their shelf life because of poor record-keeping by the health service, the government's auditors have found.A total of £424m was spent in stockpiling...Show More Summary
EHR vendors’ overpromises and under-delivery
Did you know there was an EHR product whose market was summer camps? Well, neither did I until I saw this news from CampDoc.com earlier today. They company, who claims to be the the leading electronic health record system for camps has announced the release of an Electronic Medication Administration Record (eMAR). This technology will [...]
During the May 20 edition of The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart brought up President Barack Obama's unfulfilled 2009 promise to "create a seamless, computerized Veterans' health records system." After covering the subject for half a segment,...Show More Summary
Home healthcare and long term-care customer relationship management solutions provider, HomecareCRM has announced an integration with PointClickCare, the most widely used Electronic Health Record platform for long-term care. ThroughShow More Summary
Technology is driving consumers to track, record, and share loads of personal information. Whether it be via fitness trackers, heart rate monitors, grocery and restaurant loyalty cards, or check-ins, people are sharing more personal data today than they ever have before. Show More Summary
Yet another group of healthcare experts has called upon Congress to reconsider CMS’ meaningful use program to finance electronic health records for hospitals and physicians. The Healthcare Innovation Council submitted its commentary entitled “Let’s Admit the Emperor Has No Clothes- It’s Time to Redesign EHRs to Improve Patient Care” to U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander,...
CMS always has kept a close eye on physician billing and is focusing on the connection between electronic health records and a growing number of higher-level codes. Doctors say that concern is misplaced — but some are getting cautious with coding.
The need for electronic health records (EHRs) designed specifically for those suffering from mental health and substance abuse issues has never been greater. Patients living with diabetes and cardiovascular diseases are twice as likely...Show More Summary
by Elise Hilton WASHINGTON, D.C., May 16, 2013 (Acton Institute) - While the Obama administration is busy dealing with the IRS scandal, the Benghazi scandal and the seizure of reporters’ phone records, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is skirting around a scandal, as well. Sebelius has been asking…
The time may be fast approaching for researchers to take better advantage of the vast amount of valuable patient information available from U.S. electronic health records. Lian Duan, an NJIT computer scientist with an expertise in data...Show More Summary
A lawsuit filed in California accuses the Internal Revenue Service of illegal seizure of 60 million electronic health care records belonging to 10 million Americans.
The suit filed in the Superior Court of San Diego by Robert Barnes,...Show More Summary
Via TMI3rd, why, people would be nuts to worry about big government. The Internal Revenue Service is now facing a class action lawsuit over allegations that it improperly accessed and stole the health records of some 10 million Americans, including...
Google's top exec reveals why he's been out of the spotlight lately, and Walmart plans to go it alone.
The Dow Industrials rallied 123 points yesterday, closing at another record high. Incredibly, the Dow has now gained ground for 18 straight Tuesdays. Show More Summary
In response to many questions about PHR use by adolescents, I asked Fabienne Bourgeois, the expert at Children's Hospital Boston, to write this guest blog post -As more and more practices and hospitals are making patient portals available...Show More Summary
(NEW YORK) — The stock market marched back into record territory Tuesday as investors seized on the latest encouraging news about the economy. This time, it was a report on the health of small businesses. Small business owners were slightly...Show More Summary
The time may be fast approaching for researchers to take better advantage of the vast amount of valuable patient information available from U.S. electronic health records. Lian Duan, an NJIT computer scientist with an expertise in data...Show More Summary
When I was 15 years old I was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erthamatosis (Lupus). My parents and I didn’t really know or understand what Lupus was, but we knew that people died from it and that I needed to be extremely careful with my health. I remember how scared I was, along with being in [...]Show More Summary
Guest Post Electronic Health Records as they stand are preventing medical professionals from diving deep into Health IT. But there's a way to turn it around.