/tags/electronic-medical-records electronic medical records en-US Copyright Wed, 08 Mar 2017 15:31:00 GMT /health-science-tech/2017-03-08/how-bitcoin-technology-could-securely-share-medical-records-among-your-doctors It's 2017, but medical records are still mostly stuck in the dark ages. Most hospitals use electronic health records, but if you want your primary care… Wed, 08 Mar 2017 15:31:00 GMT /health-science-tech/2017-03-08/how-bitcoin-technology-could-securely-share-medical-records-among-your-doctors Lauren Silverman /2014-10-02/ebola-patient-denied-he-had-been-exposed-dallas-hospital-says A Dallas hospital says a man who has Ebola initially told an emergency room nurse that he had no contact with anyone who was ill when he was in… Fri, 03 Oct 2014 02:54:17 GMT /2014-10-02/ebola-patient-denied-he-had-been-exposed-dallas-hospital-says Eric Aasen, Associated Press /health-science-tech/2014-04-29/what-do-patients-think-of-electronic-health-records Patients in the South want their doctors to trade in pen and paper for electronic charting. That’s the takeaway message from a survey of more than 4,000… Tue, 29 Apr 2014 05:00:00 GMT /health-science-tech/2014-04-29/what-do-patients-think-of-electronic-health-records Lauren Silverman /health-science-tech/2014-04-16/an-rx-for-hospitals-communications-overhaul Can a new telephone system save lives?If you’re a hospital, the answer is yes. For years, John Peter Smith Health Network struggled with its outdated… Wed, 16 Apr 2014 05:00:00 GMT /health-science-tech/2014-04-16/an-rx-for-hospitals-communications-overhaul Lauren Silverman /health-science-tech/2014-02-12/medical-scribes-the-digital-records-workforce There may be a future for an ancient profession.Scribes, who in times past worked on everything from translating religious texts to historical book… Wed, 12 Feb 2014 06:00:00 GMT /health-science-tech/2014-02-12/medical-scribes-the-digital-records-workforce Lauren Silverman /health-science-tech/2013-10-16/a-home-for-millions-of-texas-medical-records It’s a big job: trying to connect more than 11,000 physicians, 140 hospitals and millions of patients to a central database. That’s the ambitious goal of… Wed, 16 Oct 2013 21:30:28 GMT /health-science-tech/2013-10-16/a-home-for-millions-of-texas-medical-records Lauren Silverman /health-science-tech/2013-10-08/a-glimpse-into-the-future-of-electronic-medical-records Imagine not having to fill out that new patient form every single time you see a different physician. Or doctors getting automatic notices when a patient… Tue, 08 Oct 2013 13:20:52 GMT /health-science-tech/2013-10-08/a-glimpse-into-the-future-of-electronic-medical-records Lauren Silverman /texas-news/2013-10-07/one-doctors-office-two-opinions-on-electronic-medical-records For years the government has been trying to convince doctors to trade in their pads and pens for computers and tablets – and not just because their… Mon, 07 Oct 2013 14:38:43 GMT /texas-news/2013-10-07/one-doctors-office-two-opinions-on-electronic-medical-records Lauren Silverman