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Patient review of med lists in EHRs can reduce discrepancies
Patient review and reporting of medications lists can reduce discrepancies and improve patient safety, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association .
Halamka: ACO success depends on EHRs, decision support
Universal adoption of electronic health records and decision-support services are among five priorities imperative to successful accountable care organizations, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Study: Most patients not using PHRs
Evidently that old adage about horses and water also applies to patients: You can give them free access to personal health records (PHRs) but that doesn't mean they'll take advantage of the
Columnist: Patient apathy to blame for PHR failures
Patient apathy is the primary reason for the failure of personal health records, according to InformationWeek Healthcare columnist Paul Cerrato. While security concerns certainly are prevalent,
Blue Button builds momentum inside and outside the VA
The Blue Button campaign that enable veterans to download their medical records from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and non-VA providers is exceeding the government's expectations. Half a
Metadata standards inch closer to MU Stage 2 inclusion
Patient privacy and transparency, and how each relates to information exchange, are on the minds of officials at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, who last Friday asked for public
Google Health's demise spells trouble for 'untethered' PHRs
Google's decision to pull the plug on its Google Health platform, effective Jan. 1, 2012, is not unexpected. As John Moore of Chilmark Research points out, there have been numerous warning signs
PHR-EHR integrations present challenges for physicians
Personal health records (PHRs) can be beneficial in improving interactions with patients, according to interviews with 10 family physicians conducted by researchers at the University of Western
Microsoft HealthVault gets a mobile makeover
Microsoft's untethered personal health record HealthVault now is accessible via mobile devices, announced Sean Nolan, chief architect of the Microsoft Health Solutions Group, on his Family Health Guy
Patient privacy concerns loom large as providers shift to the cloud
The cloud is all the rage today, and healthcare providers are storing personal health information (PHI) on remote servers for an increasing variety of purposes. In a commentary on iHealthBeat,
