News tagged with medical record system
E-health must align with health care reform
To speed implementation of an electronic health record system in Canada, e-health policy must be closely aligned with the major strategic direction of health care reform and must take a bottom-up approach to engage people ...
Feb 22, 2011 |
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New study alters long-held beliefs about shingles
For decades, medical wisdom about shingles has been that it's a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The commonly-held belief is that patients are protected from a recurrence of the herpes zoster virus, which causes shingles, after ...
Feb 01, 2011 |
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Characteristics of patient panels appear associated with quality ratings of primary care physicians
Patients panels (used to rate the quality of care of physicians) with greater proportions of underinsured, minority and non-English speaking patients were associated with lower physician quality rankings, according to a study ...
Sep 07, 2010 |
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Researchers develop advanced search tool to help physician's sort and retrieve vital EMR data
Researchers at one of the top five hospitals in the United States have developed an advanced search tool called the Queriable Patient Inference Dossier (QPID) that helps radiologists and other physicians extract useful data ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 02, 2010 |
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UMass Memorial health care develops fully integrated EMR
UMass Memorial Health Care is undertaking an electronic medical record integration project of incredible scope. Known as Cornerstone, the project is a multi-year, multi-entity corporate initiative to implement common patient ...
Apr 01, 2010 |
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The most frequent error in medicine
The most frequent error in medicine seems to occur nearly one out of three times a patient is referred to a specialist. A new study found that nearly a third of patients age 65 and older referred to a specialist are not scheduled ...
Feb 26, 2010 |
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Managing doctors' practices made easier with new software
(PhysOrg.com) -- A McMaster University-led research team has developed an innovative software tool that gives family doctors up-to-date information on their patients in two seconds or less.
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Work begins on national e-health record network
(AP) -- Doctor's offices and hospitals have slowly started the difficult switch from outmoded paper records to sophisticated electronic systems in a bid to improve care and cut costs.
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Electronic medical records could be used as a predictor of domestic abuse
Doctors could predict a patient's risk of receiving a domestic abuse diagnosis years in advance by using electronic medical records as an early warning system, according to research published on BMJ.com today.
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Rural hospital hinging future on federal incentive
(AP) -- Electronic medical records are a life-or-death issue at Sac-Osage Hospital - not necessarily just for the patients, but for the hospital itself.
Aug 04, 2009 |
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Paperless health care? One hospital's long journey
(AP) -- Baby Riley Matthews wheezed noisily on the exam table. "He's belly-breathing," the emergency-room doctor said worriedly - Riley's little abdomen was markedly rising and falling with each breath, a sign of respiratory ...
Jul 07, 2009 |
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Hackers breach UC Berkeley computer database
(AP) -- University of California, Berkeley, officials said Friday that hackers infiltrated restricted computer databases, putting at risk health and other personal information on 160,000 students, alumni and others.
May 08, 2009 |
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Electronic health records are valuable but won't be a panacea
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.
Apr 29, 2009 |
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