President-Elect Urges Electronic Medical Records in 5 Years
President-Elect Urges Electronic Medical Records in 5 Years
In the latest step toward the computerization of Americans’ medical information, President-elect Barack Obama said in a speech Thursday that the government will push for electronic health records for all Americans within five years in order to save both …
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80% of doctor offices have electronic medical records systems, but most docs don’t share outside data
More than three-fourths of doctor offices now have an electronic patient records system. But in comparison the number of doctor offices and group practices that send and receive electronic patient information with other healthcare organizations is much …
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Senate Wants Patients to Carry Own Electronic Medical Records
WASHINGTON – People could carry their medical records around their necks or on key chains through technology being encouraged in a bill passed Friday by the Senate. “When they go to the doctor’s office they won’t have to take that little clipboard and …
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Complaints about electronic medical records increase
Pharmacy errors, hard-to-find clinical alerts, “farcical” training, and potentially life-threatening design flaws: Reading through the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s catalog of electronic medical records malfunctions could be hazardous to your …
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