Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on November 28th, 2008 Electronic Health Records May Lower Malpractice Settlements (Science Daily)
Use of electronic health records may help reduce paid malpractice settlements for physicians, according to a new study. The study showed a trend toward lower paid malpractice claims for physicians who are active users of electronic health records technology.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on November 26th, 2008 Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries (Medical News Today)
While mainstream news coverage is still a primary source of information for the latest in policy debates and the health care marketplace, online blogs have become a significant part of the media landscape, often presenting new perspectives on policy issues and drawing attention to under-reported topics.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on November 25th, 2008 RWW Live: Health 2.0 (UPDATE: Recording Now Available) (ReadWriteWeb)
We have been tracking the so-called ‘health 2.0′ trend for some time now. We’ve covered the top health web apps , the trends to watch in health 2.0, and the latest industry stats . And this morning we published a Health 2.0 update . So in this week’s episode of RWW Live , to be broadcast live at 3.30pm PST Monday (6.30pm EST) , the ReadWriteWeb authors get together with a number of …
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on November 24th, 2008 Electronic Records Project Under Way (KELO Sioux Falls)
The deadline for South Dakota medical clinics that want to participate in an electronic-health records pilot project is Wednesday.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on November 21st, 2008 Tech Looks to Raise Bets on Healthcare – Health Care (Baseline)
Expectations for an overhaul of the U.S. health system following the election of Barack Obama as president and a desire of governments worldwide to drive costs of national health systems reinforce the belief that healthcare is an opportunity that tech companies underestimate at their own peril.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on November 20th, 2008 Understand What to Look for in a Health Care Record Management System and Find Tips and Helpful Guidance for … (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland—-Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd’s new report “Electronic Health Records: An Audit and Internal Control Guide” to their offering.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on November 19th, 2008 Telus to invest $100 million over three years in new health technology division (Canadian Business)
The Canadian Press November 18, 2008 – 12:21 a.m. TORONTO – Telus Corp. (TSX:T), Canada’s second largest telecom operator, says it will invest $100 million over three years to develop a new health technology division to build and service networks to share medical records and other information.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on November 18th, 2008 UK health records should not be flogged off (The Register)
Health watchdog barks Harry Cayton was only appointed head of the health service data watchdog on 6 November, but he has wasted no time in putting the boot into how the NHS wants to treat patient data.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on November 17th, 2008 Proposed health fees would tax elderly, ill: Yukon Medical Association (CBC North)
The head of the Yukon Medical Association says the government should avoid charging fees and premiums for health care, and instead find other ways of paying for its health-care system.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on November 14th, 2008 Medicare program touts electronic health records (East Valley Tribune)
A new pilot program will allow Medicare beneficiaries in Arizona to choose a private vendor to compile and maintain their health record information electronically.
