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Medical imaging incident reporting system could boost patient safety
From doctors who don't follow imaging protocols to hospitals that cut radiology staffing corners to save money , the dangers of radiation overexposure continue to dog healthcare. Researchers writing
Big data helps target MS treatments
Big data analytics is helping researchers at The State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo study genetic and environmental factors that may cause multiple sclerosis symptoms to accelerate in
Online procedure helps to fast-track autism diagnosis
As the number of cases of autism continues to rise , clinicians and parents are looking for faster and more accurate methods to spot signs of the disorder. A new procedure that cuts diagnosis time
Advantages of online note sharing with patients outweigh drawbacks
Physicians' fears about sharing visit notes electronically with their patients seem overblown. While much more research needs to be done about the benefits of note-sharing, patients like the idea,
Management advice abounds for healthcare technology leaders
The years ahead will be challenging ones for healthcare chief information officers and chief medical information officers. Their calendars are chock full of deadlines, their to-do lists full. There
Beth Israel, Milton Hospital strike affiliation deal
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Milton Hospital, both in Massachusetts, officially affiliated in what now is called Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton, a deal that went into effect on
Doctors, nurses out of touch with patient expectations
With patient satisfaction becoming increasingly important in healthcare, a new study published in the British Medical Journal: Quality and Safety suggests that providers may not be tapped into
EMRs go mobile: Not to be ignored
Although accessibility of electronic medical records (EMR) on tablet devices is nothing new (we've been reporting on such capabilities as far back as April 2010 ), that doesn't make recent
iPads, apps the new learning tools for Harvard, Yale med students
Hospitals soon may not have a choice of whether to allow physicians to use tablets for patient care. Not only is the technology's use growing steadily in healthcare, but two of the most prestigious
Why Halamka's health IT predictions might overestimate the future
John Halamka, CIO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, is one of the most respected opinion leaders in health IT. He's also one of
