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Medical Privacy and Electronic Records - American Civil Liberties Union

Legislation aimed at pushing doctors and reluctant health care providers toward a conversion from paper to electronic health records stored in searchable web-based databases is moving through Congress ... read more

Electronic health record privacy at issue for out-of-state abortions

Data sharing systems that automatically transmit patients’ electronic health records across state lines are worrying reproductive health advocates. read more

Rushing electronic health record implementation may introduce liability

Electronic health records (EHRs) seem like a good idea at first glance. These systems can provide more accurate health records, record treatments, reduce errors based on handwriting and provide ... read more

VA Halts Future Launches of Its Oracle Cerner Health Record System

The VA signed a $10 billion contract with Cerner in May 2018 to develop and introduce an electronic medical record system compatible with the DoD's -- an effort to provide lifelong medical records ... read more

250,000 VA Patients Are at Risk of Receiving Wrong Medication Due to ...

250,000 VA Patients Are at Risk of Receiving Wrong Medication Due to Electronic Health Records Issue Pharmaceuticals are seen in North Andover, Mass., on June 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, file) ... read more