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

Computerized health records could significantly cut dangerous medical mistakes, but government-created standards are needed to spur a seamless network accessible nationwide, a scientific group that ...

LONDON, June 18 (UPI) -- A three-year study of computerized health records in Britain found better patient care but not as many cost savings as expected, researchers say. Researchers at University ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Switching from paper to electronic medical records at health clinics led to "modest reductions" in the number of people with diabetes that went to the emergency room or ...

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 ...

Electronic medical records were supposed to usher in the future of medicine. Prescriptions would be beamed to the pharmacy. A doctor could call up patients' medical histories anywhere, anytime. Nurses ...

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 you are accused of a crime, there are four people who can’t be forced to testify against you, under traditional common law: your doctor, your lawyer, your priest and your spouse. The last three are ...

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 ...

In this day and age of computer technology, and incredible medical advances, it's amazing the vast majority of medical practices are still keeping their medical records the old fashioned way: on paper ...

For several years I have asked people "Why, in your appointment with your doctor, is his or her back turned to you, working on a computer?" The common answers: "She's writing down my words to remember ...

As technology improves, the debate over whether to store medical records on paper or electronically grows. The issue is up for debate on a number of fronts, as both paper and electronic records offer ...