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Push for Better Ways to Share Electronic Health Records

WASHINGTON – Think you entered the digital health age when your doctor switched from paper charts to computerized medical records? Think again: An e-chart stored in one doctor's computer too often can ... read more

Doctors, patients get new ways to share information as records go electronic

As vice president of technology operations for Southwest Medical Associates, Tammy Jongeward knows how computer technology is transforming health care. But, from a personal perspective, she probably ... read more

Physicians’ Concerns About Electronic Health Records: Implications And Steps Towards Solutions

Policy makers and professional organizations have become increasingly concerned about physician professional satisfaction. As in the managed care expansion of the 1990s, recent health reforms, ... read more

Electronic Health Records in Ambulatory Care — A National Survey of Physicians

Electronic health records have the potential to improve the delivery of health care services. However, in the United States, physicians have been slow to adopt such systems. This study assessed ... read more

3 Ways to Ensure Completion of Medical Records

Timely and accurate completion of medical records is essential to ensuring great quality of care, as even the smallest inconsistency or miscommunication of patient information could mean negative ... read more

Study finds striking differences in use of electronic health records among physicians

Modernizing health records by making them electronic has gained momentum as technology evolves and policies push health care toward digital solutions. But the same trend has not been evident for ... read more

New research finds private practice physicians less likely to maintain electronic records

Modernizing health records by making them electronic has gained momentum as technology evolves and policies push health care toward digital solutions. But the same trend has not been evident for ... read more

Physicians prescribe less brand name drugs when electronic health record default settings show generics first

Programming electronic health records to make generic drugs the default choice when physicians write prescriptions may offer one way to reduce unnecessary spending and improve health care value in the ... read more

Push for better ways to share e-health records

Think you entered the digital health age when your doctor switched from paper charts to computerized medical records? Think again: An e-chart stored in one doctor’s computer too often can’t be read by ... read more