Dermatologists, oncologists most likely to communicate online with patients
February 11th 2010Dermatologists and oncologists are the physician specialist groups most likely to communicate with patients online, according to the latest physician report, "Physicians in 2012: The Outlook on Health Information Technology," from pharmaceutical and healthcare market research company Manhattan Research.
Three hospitals to be honored for advanced EHR integration
February 11th 2010Two academic medical centers and one rural hospital will be recognized with Stage 7 awards, representing attainment of the highest level of electronic health record adoption as judged by HIMSS Analytics, at the 2010 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society annual meeting in March in Atlanta.
JAMA: EHRs hold promise, need improvements
February 11th 2010Electronic health record systems hold much promise for the future of healthcare, but improvements are needed before their benefits can be fully realized, according to two commentaries published in the February 3 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.