Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on May 13th, 2009 Do electronic health records help or hinder medical education? (EurekAlert!)
( Public Library of Science ) Many countries worldwide are digitizing patients’ medical records. A debate in this week’s PLoS Medicine examines both the threats and opportunities.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on May 12th, 2009 W.Va. saves money on electronic medical records (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Doctors and hospitals in the U.S. worry about costs as they switch over from paper patient records to electronic systems, but West Virginia’s seven state-run health care facilities have found a cost-friendly solution.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on May 11th, 2009 Telus, Microsoft sign electronic health records deal (Toronto Star)
Telus Corp. has signed an agreement with Microsoft Corp. to host and operate an electronic service that manages and stores personal health records. The service, said to be the first of its kind in Canada, will be called Telus Health Space and will use a platform called Microsoft HealthVault.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on May 8th, 2009 Privacy watchdog concerned over electronic health records (vnunet.com)
Tom Young, Computing , Thursday 7 May 2009 at 17:20:00 New data loss highlights vulnerability of digital records The Information Commissioner has expressed concern that electronic patient records are not secure enough following the revelation that Lanarkshire NHS patient data was found on a hard drive purchased on…
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on May 7th, 2009 Highmark to contribute $1M for electronic records training (Pittsburgh Business Times)
Highmark will contribute $1 million to provide training and support for doctors who adopt electronic health records, the health insurer announced today.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on May 6th, 2009 Telus, Microsoft sign electronic health records deal (Toronto Star)
Telus Corp. has signed an agreement with Microsoft Corp. to host and operate an electronic service that manages and stores personal health records. The service, said to be the first of its kind in Canada, will be called Telus Health Space and will use a platform called Microsoft HealthVault.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on May 5th, 2009 Medical records software provides security (The Washington Times)
People underestimate how vulnerable their medical records are, even on paper, said Dr. Brian Wicks, an orthopedist who heads a Washington state medical practice. “Just about anybody walking by the records room in a hospital, for example, could potentially get a hold of a patient chart ,” said Dr. Wicks, president of the Doctors Clinic, practice that is making the transition to electronic health …
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on May 4th, 2009 Electronic health records are valuable but won’t be a panacea (PhysOrg)
Turns out most Americans are all for moving to a comprehensive system of electronic medical records. They just don’t think it’s going to save us any money when it comes to health care.
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on May 1st, 2009 Tom Philpott: Electronic health records should improve service for veterans (Daily Press)
President Obama’s ambitious plan to establish a lifetime electronic record for service members and veterans will improve delivery of benefits, speed processing of claims and, over time, open Veterans Affairs health care to any veteran, regardless of their medical condition or income level.
