New research suggests that hospital electronic health records (EHRs) that are difficult to use are also less likely to catch medical errors that could harm patients. As clinicians navigate EHR systems ...

With the passage of the HITECH Act in 2009, the Department of Health and Human Services successfully pushed the medical community to adopt electronic health records. Leading that effort was the Office ...

Most of today’s medical professionals prefer electronic medical records (EMRs) over paper medical records, viewing them as a substantial improvement. However, not all practices will fare better by ...

There’s been a steady rush of new studies on a topic that hits home to healthcare consumers — and should hit home to healthcare entrepreneurs. The topic is electronic health records and the data shows ...

WASHINGTON — A joint inspector general audit of the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments found the agencies did not do enough to exchange electronic health records information because interagency ...

According to 2009 preliminary estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or “CDC,” of the U.S. Government, four out of every 10 office-based or clinic based physicians use electronic ...

The Department of Defense plans to decommission the online portal patients use to access old military health information and recommends patients download their digital medical records if they want to ...

Technological advances, the development of new online resources and major strides in cybersecurity have enabled many industries to take giant leaps forward in their operational efficiency.

The Department of Veterans Affairs said Wednesday it may resume agency-wide adoption of its new electronic health records system next summer, after it was placed on hold in April due to problems ...

Samaritan Medical Center has been awarded more than $20 million from the state to upgrade its electronic medical record ...

Most hospitals and medical facilities have shifted from using paper medical records to electronic health records (EHR) to create, access and store patient information. For example, Epic Systems Corp. ...

Centralised electronic medical records will continue to be created in England despite coalition hints they could be scrapped. Summary Care Records (SCRs) - electronic records of a person's allergies ...