The VA is accelerating a systemwide rollout of its new electronic health records platform, with full deployment at all ...

In the world of pediatrics, technology is transforming how we care for children. One key advancement is the rise of Pediatric Electronic Health Records (EHRs). But what exactly are they, and why are ...

A team of investigative reporters recently released a scathing analysis of the Obama administration's decade-old push to digitize patient health records. The report, conducted by Fortune Magazine and ...

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 ...

Advances in medical imaging and the proliferation of diagnostic and screening tests have generated mountains of data on patient health. Digital information technology has seemed poised to ...

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 ...

An electronic health record (EHR) is a collection of a patient's medical history – including diagnoses, medications, treatment plans, allergies, laboratory and test results. EHRs allow patients' ...

The NCH Healthcare System is switching patient medical records to an electronic system used by major hospital systems that will make it easier for local patients to access health care elsewhere in the ...

Shared inpatient-outpatient EHRs increased telemedicine and lab test follow-ups, reducing in-person visits for diabetes patients post-discharge. No significant change in 30-day ED visits or ...

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 ...

Four doctors offer their views. To the Editor: “Our Health Record Mess,” by Theresa Brown and Stephen Bergman (Op-Ed, Jan. 1), hits the nail on the head about electronic health records. We have been ...

A decade ago, the U.S. government claimed that ditching paper medical charts for electronic records would make health care better, safer and cheaper. Ten years and $36 billion later, the digital ...