Funding electronic medical records saves lives
The New England Journal of Medicine published a study that says federal investments in electronic health records (EHR) would lead to better patient care and health outcomes.
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Electronic medical records improve diabetes care in study
Diabetics treated by doctors who use electronic medical records have better quality of care regardless of what type of insurance they have than those whose practitioners use paper records, a study showed.
Illinois clinics spearhead effort to fund electronic medical records in rural areas
McFarlin Medical Clinic, with one doctor and 10 employees, can
Technology on a platter
[This article was published in the June 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] Since its inception in the 1970s, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become one of the largest and
Changing Paradigms in Health Information Technology
[This article was published in the January 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] The changing perspectives about health information technology over the last ten years
All primary doctors in Denmark use electronic medical records
All primary care doctors in Denmark use electronic medical records and 98 percentlectronically manage patient care-including ordering prescriptions, drafting notes about patient visits, and sending appointment reminders.
US Unveils Standards to Boost e-Health Records
US health officials have released standards for electronic medical records to spur the development of the technology, with hopes of cutting health costs and reducing medical errors.
