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 ...

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 ...

THERE IS at least one proposed change in the nation’s health care system that everyone should be able to agree on: bringing medical record-keeping into the 21st century. The Obama administration is ...

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 ...

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 ...

With 9.5% of its population estimated to be HIV-positive in 2019, Malawi has one of the highest rates of HIV prevalence in ...

Electronic medical records (EMRs) have been a tremendous benefit in exam rooms across the country, creating secure patient ...

WASHINGTON - Electronic medical records could improve patient care and possibly save billions of dollars, yet many doctors aren't investing in the technology because they may not reap the savings - ...

While companies scramble to develop new technology, docs are slow to adopt it. Jan. 9. 2009— -- In the latest step toward the computerization of Americans' medical information, President-elect ...

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 ...

Shifting to electronic health records allows medical staff to track HIV patient records efficiently, resulting in a 28% decrease in death rates.