Electronic Medical Records

Health Industry Scrambling to Comply With Revised HIPAA Privacy and Disclosure Rules

Steven Kurlander | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Hipaa, Hitech Act, Patient Medical Records, Health Care, US Department of Health and Human Services, Privacy, Electronic Medical Records, Politics News

When these changes are implemented by HHS, Americans will be able to the right to get a report from their medical providers or insurance companies detailing who has electronically accessed their protected health information.

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Can Patient Data Lead to a More Intelligent, Effective Healthcare System?

Janet Dillione | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Patient Care, Electronic Medical Records, Medical Records, Digital Records Health, Data Health Care, Health Care Records, Patient Data Health, Medical Data Patients, Doctors Data Health Care, Video, Technology News

What I would like to challenge you to think about is how physicians can adopt enabling technology in order to make the leap to a smarter approach to using clinical data for patient and business good.

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The Healing Power of Storytelling

Richard C. Senelick, M.D. | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Storytelling, Healing, Hypertension, Personal Narrative, Health, Healthy Living, Harvard Health, Electronic Medical Records, Health Care, Patient Care, Healthy Living News

Storytelling is a two-way street. Illnesses unfold as stories, and physicians need to learn how to listen to those stories. The same is true of giving advice, for if good advice is given in the wrong way, the patient will not follow it.

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2012: Go Big (Data) or Go Home

Janet Dillione | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Big Data, Accountable Care Organizations, Electronic Medical Records, Healthcare-It-Trends, Technology News

The adoption of healthcare IT as a means to improve clinical workflow processes and ultimately to improve the delivery of patient care has accelerated...

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Death by a Thousand (Paper) Cuts

Jeff Bocan | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Jeff Bocan, Healthcare, Electronic Medical Records, Medical Health Records, Emr, Electronic Medical Record, Medical Software, Medical Record, Health, Business News

Is your doctor putting your health at a risk? According to a recent study, your doctor could unintentionally be offering you and your family sub-optimal care if he/she is still using paper records to document important medical and patient information.

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Electronic Medical Records Still Need Work, Report Says

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Electronic Health Records, Computerized Medical Records, Computerized Health Records, Video, Online Health Records, Health Information, Online Medical Records, Patient Health Data, Electronic Health Data, Electronic Medical Records, Healthy Living News

WASHINGTON — America may be a technology-driven nation, but the health care system's conversion from paper to computerized records needs lots of...

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If You're Worried About Medical Privacy, Better Take Some Xanax

Adam Levin | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Stolen Data, Medical Privacy, Social Security Numbers, Military, Data Breaches, Privacy, Electronic Medical Records, Business News

Since 2009, 15 million patient records have been purloined, "mislaid," or otherwise compromised. Even if your data does not get posted on a public website, lots of people can see how much prescriptions you've been taking.

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Where Is Our iCloud for Medicine?

Max Lugavere | Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Google, TED Conference, Singularity, Max Lugavere, Medicare, Technology, Medicine, Electronic Medical Records, Icloud, Current TV, Google Health, Medical Records, Doctors, Technology News

Why are medical records -- simultaneously one of the most powerful resources and biggest sources of frustration for anyone trying to get a whole-systems view of their health -- stuck in the analog and disorganized at best?

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How to 'Limit the Pain' of Electronic Health Records

Janet Dillione | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Electronic Health Records, Digital Medical Records, EHR Issues, Health, Health Care Reform, Patient Records, Health Care, Healthcare, Patient Care, Electronic Medical Records, Healthy Living News

But with advancement comes a learning curve and adaptation, and as we've seen with electronic health records (EHR), usability remains a widespread hurdle.

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New Data Spill Shows Risk Of Online Health Records

AP | JORDAN ROBERTSON | Posted 10.21.2011

Read More: Online Privacy, Online Health Records, Privacy, Digital Health Records, Electronic Medical Records, Technology News

SAN FRANCISCO — Until recently, medical files belonging to nearly 300,000 Californians sat unsecured on the Internet for the entire world to see...

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Why Immunization Tracking is a Nightmare

Dr. Orin Levine | Posted 10.10.2011

Read More: Health Care, Electronic Vaccine Records, Electronic Medical Records, Vaccination Records, Healthy Living Body, Immunization Records, Healthy Living News

Though we are in the midst of a piecemeal transition to electronic medical records, your documents likely include hard copies of health records. And they are your responsibility.

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AMA: We Want Better Nutrition In Prisons

Posted 08.23.2011

Read More: Healthy Living Health News, Electronic Health Records, Doctors Prison Nutrition, Doctors Health Records, New Research, Doctors Medical Records, Doctors Want Better Records, Electronic Medical Records, Healthy Living News

The country's largest physicians' group adopted policies on Tuesday calling for easier-to-use electronic patient records and better nutrition in p...

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How Electronic Medical Records Affect Patient Care

Janet Dillione | Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Electronic Health Records, Medical Record Templates, Healthy Living Body, Patient History, Ehrs, Doctor-Patient Relationship, Health Care, Patient Care, Electronic Medical Records, Healthy Living News

Around the globe, we face increasingly complex and intertwined diagnoses, treatments and recovery paths. As a result, it is vitally important to capture and preserve the nuances of each patient's care path.

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Who's Seen Your Health Records? Proposed Rule Offers More Privacy

Posted 08.01.2011

Read More: Health Privacy Rules, Medical Records, Online Medical Records, Health Politics, Healthy Living Healthy News, Health Technology, Health Records, Health Privacy, Electronic Medical Records, Access to Medical Records, Video, Healthy Living News

(Reuters) - Patients could obtain a list of everyone who has accessed their electronic medical record under a rule proposed on Tuesday by the Depa...

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Is Your M.D. Ready For The Electronic Health Record?

Helene Pavlov, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dr Helene Pavlov, Hospital for Special Surgery, Electronic Medical Records, Health Care, Home News

Medicine is an art and a science and patient care does not always fit into a pre-fit format. That said, while I think that technology alone will not completely fix the quality of care patients receive, I do believe that it has a role in the future of healthcare, overall.

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Electronic Health Records Dramatically Increase Corporate Risk

Ben Kerschberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ben Kerschberg, Health-Privacy, Hipaa, Corporate-Liability, Obama Stimulus Plan, Legal Holds, Consero, Electronic Medical Records, Hitech Act, Ehr, Technology News

Effectively controlling the impact of demands over electronic health records is no longer a luxury. Rather, it is a business imperative that is no less than critical.

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Geomedicine: What Your Street Address Can Tell Doctors About Your Health

Bill Davenhall | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Poverty, Geomedicine, Public Health, Medical Records, Patient Medical Records, Patient Records, Neighborhood, Electronic Medical Records, Healthy Living News

Accessing and using data that adds intelligence to the medical encounter should be the driving force behind modernizing our health information technology.

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Should Patients Read Doctor's Notes? Wrong Question.

Roni Zeiger | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Medical Records, Doctor/Patient Relationship, Patients, Health Care, Health, Electronic Medical Records, Healthy Living News

The discussion about doctor's notes might seem silly, since for many years we've had the right to go to the medical records department and get copies of our records. Instead, we should walk into the doctor's office with a video camera or tape recorder.

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Electronic Medical Records: Privacy Risks and Opportunities

Marty Robins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Science, Health Care, Medicine, Electronic Medical Records, Technology News

You'll be hearing a lot more about electronic medical records in the next few years, but should add your voice now to the discussion to ensure that they are properly implemented so that your privacy is respected.

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Ambitious Timetable Set For Electronic Medical Records

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Electronic Medical Records Timetable, Electronic Medical Records, Digital Medical Records, Technology News

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Tuesday rolled out an ambitious five-year plan for moving doctors and hospitals to computerized medical...

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Medication Mix-ups? Missing Lab Results? Send Us Your Health IT Tips, Stories

Emma Schwartz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Economic Stimulus Package, Patient Safety, Health IT, Safety, Oversight, Regulation, Fda, Medication, Health Care, Electronic Medical Records, Foreign Policy, Technology News

Amid concerns about patient safety, a consensus is emerging: The government needs a way to monitor the safety of health information technology it is e...

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Electronic Medical Record Shift: Signs Of Harm Emerge As Doctors Move From Paper

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Malpractice, Medical Records, Deaths, Cpoe, Injuries, Digital, Hospitals, Aarp, Fda, Health Care, Electronic Medical Records, Paper Records, Politics News

By Fred Schulte and Emma SchwartzHuffington Post Investigative Fund One day in March 2009, hospital workers misread small print on a computer screen,...

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Front Range Hospitals Get Nod For Electronic Medical Records Efforts

wsj.com | LAURA LANDRO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Exempla Healthcare, Emr, Kaiser Permanente, Front Range Hospitals, Children's Hospital, Electronic Medical Records, Denver News

Three leading health-care providers in Colorado's Front Range region recently teamed up in an electronic health-record exchange program that will allo...

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Effort To Track Medical Safety Issues Faces Long Road Ahead

Huffington Post Investigative Fund | Fred Schulte and Emma Schwartz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Digital Systems, Medical Records, Digital Medical Records, Electronic Medical Records, Technology News

Despite mounting concern over safety risks posed by digital medical records systems, government officials are years away from starting to track hazard...

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FDA Asks Hospitals To Report Safety Glitches In Digital Health Systems

Huffington Post Investigative Fund | Fred Schulte and Emma Schwartz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Digital Medical Records, Digital Health Systems, Jeffrey Shuren, Fda, Electronic Medical Records, Video, Technology News

Concern over safety risks posed by health information technology has led the Food and Drug Administration to step up scrutiny of the products, includi...

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