Love them or hate them, electronic medical records (EMR) are here to stay. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. They need not be painful but in some instances they have become so. I installed my ...

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A YOUNG MAN, let’s call him Roger, arrives at the emergency department complaining of belly pain and nausea. A physical exam reveals that the pain is focused in the lower right portion of his abdomen.

Last month, 15,000 nurses went on strike in Minnesota in the largest private-sector nursing strike in U.S. history. They were protesting understaffing and overwork at a time when provider burnout has ...

The combination of electronic medical record data and administrative data provides the fullest picture of patient health histories. Background: Primary care electronic medical records (EMRs) represent ...

The EMR market is poised for significant growth, driven by healthcare digitalization, AI integration, and government support.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs plans to launch its new Oracle Health EHR at three to six medical centers when it resumes the rollout in 2026, MeriTalk reported Sept. 24. The VA paused the EHR ...

Scientific knowledge, as measured by numbers of papers published, has been estimated to double every 17.3 years. However, it takes an average of about 17 years for health and medical research – going ...

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 ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Albany Medical Center (AMC) announced on Tuesday that it is the first Albany Med Health System (AMHS) hospital to switch to electronic medical records (EMRs). It is doing so ...

The widow of a former lung cancer patient at HealthAlliance Hospital is suing the Kingston, N.Y.-based hospital and its EHR vendor, Ciox Health, for allegedly withholding her deceased husband’s ...