Molly Merrill
The American Academy of Family Physicians and e-prescribing network Surescripts have introduced a new messaging system to provide doctors across the country with a way to securely communicate with each other.
A new study by a Stanford University research team, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, has found that using EHR and clinical decision support technology may improve administrative efficiency but does "not appear to translate into better outpatient quality of care."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, GE Healthcare and the Alliance of Chicago Community Health Services are collaborating on a project to test the efficacy of actionable health alerts delivered to a physician's electronic medical record.
An electronic health card designed to maintain an individual's personal health record and provide a payment card option that can access an individual's HSA, FSA or HRA account was launched during the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's annual conference last month.
Hospitals aren’t taking advantage of the opportunities Facebook creates to better engage patients, build healthcare communities or develop their brands, according to a new study.
Work calls for connecting 500 hospital labs to public health agencies
More effective use of information technology after a major disaster could significantly improve patient outcomes, according to a study by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College and the University of California, Davis.
Montana's governor is urging lawmakers to reconsider their refusal of federal funding for electronic healthcare technology. Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D-Mont.) says rejecting the incentive money will increase healthcare costs and decrease jobs.
A national index for measuring and mapping diabetes in the United States has been launched to help prevent the disease and help determine outcomes and costs associated with it.
A new bill introduced this week aims at expanding eligibility for electronic health record incentives to mental healthcare providers and facilities.