New research asks if emoji use in clinical records could impact patient understanding, perceived professionalism, and legal ...

However, paper-based records aren’t quite a thing of the past. The most recent published figures show that only 78 percent of ...

Medicare has just launched a pilot program to get doctors to computerize their offices. Officials say electronic health records will cure many of the ills of modern medical care, but some doctors are ...

Chuck Morton's family suffered three disruptive data breaches when its bank, its credit union, and a credit card processor were penetrated by hackers on separate occasions. The laborious process of ...

The electronic patient record was launched about a year ago. Why it is currently anything but a relief in hospitals.

WASHINGTON — The nation's transition to electronic medical records, now in full swing, risks overlooking potential patient safety problems, independent advisers warned the Obama administration Tuesday ...

If the cheerleaders — including the one in the Oval Office — are right, computerized medical records will save us all: save jobs, save money, reduce errors, and transform health care as we know it. In ...

Patient-reported outcome (PRO) tools lead to clinical benefits, including improved overall survival for patients with cancer. However, routine implementation of PROs in clinical practice within the ...

Since 1990, HIMSS has conducted its annual health IT leadership survey, identifying issues and gauging advancements in the field. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the study, and the data ...

Computerized medical records or electronic medical records (EMR) refer to a patient's own medical records in a digital format. EMRs expedite the input, retrieval and storage of medical and insurance ...

President Bush on Wednesday evening renewed his call for the use of better technology in hospitals and in doctor's offices for storing and sharing medical records. Using the high visibility of his ...

LITTLE ROCK — Dr. Kyle Hardy admitted feeling reluctant when he first began using the computer system at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville. "I was dubious about the whole electronic ...