News tagged with personal medical records

Microsoft 'vault ' open for dying Google Health records

Microsoft on Monday offered its HealthVault as a new care center for digitized medical records kept at Google's dying Health service.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Government's personal health record project meets with limited enthusiasm from patients

HealthSpace, the internet-accessible personal health organiser developed as part of the National Programme for IT in the National Health Service, was significantly less popular than anticipated, a research team from the University ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 17, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Improving health care in the Internet age

Faster and more widely available internet access has improved our lives in many ways but healthcare is lagging behind, according to researchers writing in the International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics.

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created Nov 02, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

From texting to apps, using cell phones for health

(AP) -- What if my blood sugar's too high today? Is it time for my blood pressure pill? With nagging text messages or more customized two-way interactions, researchers are trying to harness the power of cell ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 13, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Database can crack missing person cases -- if used

(AP) -- A new online database promises to crack some of the nation's 100,000 missing persons cases and provide answers to desperate families, but only a fraction of law enforcement agencies are using it.

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created Mar 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Patients reveal willingness to trade hands-on medical care for computer consultations

As President Barack Obama calls for streamlining heath care by fully converting to electronic medical records and as Congress prepares to debate issues of patient privacy, one question has largely gone unasked: What do patients ...

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created May 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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.

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created May 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Barriers to adoption of electronic personal health records outlined

Interest in personal health records as an electronic tool to manage health information is increasing dramatically. A group led by a UCSF researcher has identified cost, privacy concerns, design shortcomings and difficulties ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 10, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Google lets patients share health records

Google is letting patients share electronic medical records with loved ones or care providers who may be needed to help in emergencies.

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created Mar 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1