Electronic Health Records News

Gingrich touts benefits of electronic medical records (Baltimore Sun)
Former house speaker spoke at symposium in Baltimore today Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich stressed the merits of switching to electronic medical records in an appearance in Baltimore this morning.

McCain focuses on lower costs on health-care tour (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Monday will argue the way to improve U.S. health-care coverage lies in lowering costs and increasing competition rather than the “big-government” schemes he says the Democrats advocate.

MEDICALLY SPEAKING: Hospital heralds use of electronic health records (St. Charles Journal)
Last weekend, an exciting event occurred at SSM St. Joseph Hospital West. It will change the way I work in the hospital’s Emergency Department. And, more importantly, it will improve the quality of care my patients receive.

Unity Health Care Selects eClinicalWorks Unified EMR/PM Solution (Centre Daily Times)
eClinicalWorks(TM), a market leader in ambulatory clinical systems, today announced that Washington, D.C.’s Unity Health Care (Unity), the largest community health center (CHC) network in the District of Columbia, has purchased licenses of eClinicalWorks unified electronic medical records (EMR) and practice management (PM) solution for more than 100 providers to streamline practice operations …

Warning sounded on Microsoft and Google’s health records landgrab (Addict 3D)
Dr Ballmer will market you nowTwo leading proponents of electronic health records have urged regulators and governments to wake up to Microsoft and Google’s growing interest in storing medical information.

Empowering consumers with their health records (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
As the Internet has enabled consumers to manage important aspects of their personal lives from the relative comfort of their home, it is no surprise that Canadians are becoming increasingly intrigued by the prospect of being able to view and manage their health information using emerging personal health records technologies.

Warning on Storage of Health Records (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Two researchers warn that the entry of big companies like Microsoft and Google into the field of electronic health records could alter the practice of clinical research and raise new challenges to privacy.

B.C. introduces law governing access, privacy of electronic health records (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
VICTORIA – British Columbians will soon be able to use their computers to view their health records, Health Minister George Abbott said Thursday after introducing legislation governing access and privacy for electronic health information databases.

Electronic health records help monitor medications and avoiding usage problems in seniors (News-Medical-Net)
Use of medications that are linked to increased risk of falls in the elderly can be reduced through careful review of patient files in the Electronic Health Record, new Geisinger research shows.

Researchers Pilot New Electronic System For Infectious Illness (Science Daily)
Scientists have created a set of computer programs that use electronic medical records to help clinicians and public officials detect contagious illness and automatically report them to public health departments.