Here are five benefits of practices switching over to EMRs. 1. Better cash flow. Electronic reimbursements arrive to your payors almost instantly, rather than conventional methods which can take weeks ...

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 ...

The U.S. health-care system exchanges tens of millions of patient records a day. Thanks to recent technological advances, the ability to analyze such large amounts of data has improved markedly. Why, ...

For a field whose putative motto is "First, do no harm," the health care industry has a significant environmental footprint. From energy, water and waste-intensive high-tech hospitals to reams upon ...

Electronic Health Records (EHRs) have increasingly become integral to both clinical care and public health strategies. As digital repositories of patient information, they facilitate rapid data ...

A recent study in Health Services Research uses 3,180 responses to the 2011 Physician Workflow Study to identify the top clinical benefits of electronic health record systems. Overall enhanced patient ...

When it comes to health data, chronic patients are less concerned about privacy. The Accenture 2014 Patient Engagement Survey of more than 2,000 U.S. consumers, found that 51% with chronic conditions ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to bring its new Federal Electronic Health Records system to nine more medical centers in 2026 than previously announced, VA officials said earlier this month.

The Department of Defense plans to decommission the online portal patients use to access old military health information and recommends patients download their digital medical records if they want to ...

The U.S. health-care system exchanges tens of millions of patient records a day. Thanks to recent technological advances, the ability to analyze such large amounts of data has improved markedly. Why, ...