May 15, 2013
An automated data collection system enables public health officials to categorize online vaccine information as negative or positive, and by location.
May 13, 2013
Overall, clinicians were less satisfied with the ability of EHRs to improve care and with ease of use in 2012 versus 2010.
April 29, 2013
Many messages sent via secure electronic message systems at primary care health clinics do not receive a response within 24 hours.
March 28, 2013
Transitioning telemedicine systems from resource limited settings to widespread use could improve health outcomes in patients with chronic conditions.
March 19, 2013
Medical identity theft and data security breaches are growing, with thousands of cases reported per year.
October 01, 2012
During the transition to electronic health records patient face time may suffer, despite other benefits.
July 04, 2012
When patients use their smartphone in the exam room use it as an opportunity to discuss health-promoting apps.
July 03, 2012
One day health-care providers will wonder how we could have possibly ever gotten by without EHRs.
June 19, 2012
Including a patient photograph on a verification screen in electronic health records could help prevent clinicians from placing incorrect orders.
June 11, 2012
I don't think it will be easy. I know it will be somewhat painful. But in the end, I hope that I will be able to provide my patients with better care using electronic health records.
June 04, 2012
Health-care technology has advanced in leaps and bounds during the past 20 years. Do you think it's helped or hindered your practice?
May 25, 2012
Having a very high index of suspicion for concussion is extremely important in protecting children and adolescents. Did you know there's an app for that?
May 08, 2012
Smart phones or tablets are being used to revolutionize clinical diagnosis and patient care, but they pose a number of risks and benefits.
April 30, 2012
Hospitals and clinics that do not meet EHR meaningful use requirements by 2015 will face escalating Medicare and Medicaid payment penalties.
March 15, 2012
Internal medicine residents who were given Apple iPads were more efficient at ordering tests and procedures for their patients, reporting about an hour saved each day.
Clinicians sometimes use their smart phones and tablet computers for personal matters — checking social networking websites, news and even airfare prices while on the job — in a phenomenon termed "distracted doctoring."
A recent white paper from AC Group, a Texas-based health IT research and consulting firm, suggests that the rushing to implement electronic health records (EHRs) may actually expose physicians to a greater risk for malpractice lawsuits as many introduce technically inadequate EHRs that are missing important components.
Assigning a clinician a number value based on the quantity of patients treated and services provided overlooks many important aspects of health care, including patient satisfaction.
Primary care clinicians who participated in a telemedicine training program - the Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) model - managed hepatitis C virus infections just as effectively as specialty clinicians.
