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Making the assumption that electronic medical records can improve healthcare costs and errors is premature, according to a dermatologist practicing in Florida.
Federal panel will identify standards for exchanging data electronically across multiple eligibility programs.
DOD to exchange health data electronically with VA Portsmouth Medical Center and Bon Secours Health System.
Continua Health Alliance officials say the company is creating an interoperable source code software library for mobile platforms.
Electronic prescribing allows physicians to monitor their patients medication use in detail, and although this may require more time, a new study of asthma patients finds it can have a significant payoff.
The nation's employers can expect a 9 percent jump in medical costs in 2011, according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, which details the reasons for the anticipated hike and highlights the possibility for savings over the long term - including the increasing use of electronic health records.
The "tiger team" created to resolve thorny privacy and security issues associated with sharing patients' health records wasted no time before tackling a difficult issue at the team's first public meeting.
DOD to exchange health data electronically with VA Portsmouth Medical Center and Bon Secours Health System.
Tragedy struck a critical access hospital in Maine, when a medical overdose killed a man earlier this month. Hospital officials are reportedly calling the death a result of human error, and a spokesman for the hospital says it is difficult to say whether or not having an electronic health records system in place would have prevented this from happening.
Leadership and execution are key to the success of the Allscripts-Eclipsys merger, according to Allscripts customers, who say the merger presents both challenges and opportunities.