Category: Health IT

Voice to text solutions could turn EHR-burdened medical professionals into doctors again

Just imagine the following: your assistant invites in Ms. Nichols, who has a migraine, a bad cough, and feels nauseated. You sit down, start talking about the symptoms, see her throat, measure her temperature, pulse rate, inquire more about the headach…

Wyoming hospital releases patient portal app for bedside assistance

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Montana to launch $10M telehealth program for pregnant, postpartum patients

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MUSC, Clemson leverage telehealth network to expand healthcare access in South Carolina

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How VA will enhance data sharing efforts in 2020

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HealthOne extends telehealth program access to local hospital

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AMA calls to modernize EHRs for public health surveillance reporting

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Mayo Clinic incorporates telestroke program to inpatient setting

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A case for computers at the bedside

“It should be in my chart.” I’m sure we have all heard this statement uttered with a subtle (or not so subtle) edge of frustration from our patients after asking a question such as “what medications do you take?”  I find clinicians despise this comment…

No Safety Switch: How Lax Oversight Of Electronic Health Records Puts Patients At Risk

Special interests and congressional inaction blocked efforts to track the safety of electronic medical records, leaving patients at risk.