Tech jobs driving improved health care employment numbers
Filed under: EMR & EHR - Electronic Health Records, Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
Hiring in health care is picking up, particularly when it comes to tech-related jobs. Read more
Top health care tech trends for 2012
Filed under: EMR & EHR - Electronic Health Records, Healthcare Technology News, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
Technology is moving faster than ever and health care organizations of all sizes are constantly adjusting to what’s new. Here are the top tech trends that’ll be changing how you do your job in 2012. Read more
EHR upgrades can lead to more prescribing errors
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A new study indicates upgrading your EHR system can actually lead to an increase in certain kinds of mistakes. Read more
Survey: Most patients leery of EHRs due to privacy concerns
Filed under: Communication, EMR & EHR - Electronic Health Records, Ethics, Health care/Treatment trends, Healthcare Technology News, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication
Electronic health records may be the way health care is moving, but that doesn’t mean patients are ready for it. Read more
How did hospital lose 20k patient records for a year?
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One of the country’s leading hospitals is trying to explain how 20,000 patient records ended up on a homework-help site for nearly a year. Read more
EHR adoption growing… slowly
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Adoption of electronic health records is expanding — but don’t expect to say goodbye to paper just yet. Read more
The scary truth about two common drugs
Filed under: EMR & EHR - Electronic Health Records, Health care/Treatment trends, Healthcare Technology News, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
A potentially dangerous side effect of two commonly prescribed drugs was just uncovered — and the way it was found is just as interesting as the actual side effect. Read more
EHR adoption survey: Are you lagging behind your peers?
Filed under: EMR & EHR - Electronic Health Records, Healthcare Legal & Compliance, Healthcare Technology News, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Practice Management
Adoption of electronic health records continues apace — with many more practices planning to implement the technology in the very near future. Read more
Wikileaks gives some more reason to fear EHRs
Filed under: Communication, EMR & EHR - Electronic Health Records, Ethics, Healthcare Legal & Compliance, Healthcare Technology News, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication, Practice Management
So far, Wikileaks’ release of embarrassing government documents has been limited to foreign policy issues. But some fear it’s a sign that the feds can’t protect electronic health records, either. Read more
Study: Why docs won’t email their patients
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Only 7% of physicians regularly use e-mail to interact with patients. Why don’t more busy docs use this time-saving tool? Read more
