by Alfred Poor | October 4, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News, Medical
One of the big advances in modern medicine is the electronic health record (EHR). If we could tap their full potential, they will make it easier for patients to track their own health (through patient portals) and give healthcare professionals quick access to a...
by Bruce Brown | May 7, 2018 | General News, Medical
Proponents of electronic health records (EHRs) highlight the technology’s potential to reduce clinical staff time spent on paperwork in favor of patient contact, increase overall practice efficiency, and improve patient care. There is no lack of pilot...
by Bruce Brown | February 19, 2018 | General News, Medical
Patient follow-up systems after surgical discharge have an important positive impact on outcomes, but they can also add a heavy layer of administrative complexity and expense, according to The National Academy of Sciences. While attending Harvard Medical School and...
by Bruce Brown | February 2, 2018 | General News, Health
The electronic health records (EHR) concept promises real-time data integration, accessibility, privacy, and security. Ideally, patients and their healthcare team members anywhere in the world can access comprehensive, accurate health records on multiple device...
by Kimberly Houston | February 1, 2018 | General News, Medical
A hospital stay usually involves being attached to a host of medical devices. But how useful is all that data, really? The FDA recently approved a new method of analyzing data to reduce preventable hospital deaths, which are estimated to number 400,000 yearly in the...
