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Health Information Technology
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The Perils of ‘Copy and Paste’ Within an EHR
April 26, 2010A recent editorial in the American Journal of Medicine suggests that the copy and paste function of an EHR is a major concern for maintaining the credibility and accuracy of digitized patient data. The article states that the hazardous functions of copy-and-paste could include problem lists that do ...
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EHRs and Positive Effects On Healthcare: What Do Nurses Think?
April 22, 2010With the federal government’s push for Health IT, the focus has largely been on physicians’ adoption of EHRs. While this is the target audience who must purchase and implement these systems, many other health care professionals will be using the systems and they often ...
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New Cancer E-Care Record Offered by the National Cancer Institute
April 20, 2010A new cancer-specific electronic health record will be offered by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). This EHR is designed to capture and exchange data specific to a cancer patient’s office visit, and will provide data on patient demographics, disease and treatment results. The EHR is ...
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Vanderbilt Research Identifies Algorithm to Protect Privacy of EMR Data Used in GWAS
April 15, 2010Electronic medical records are being hailed as a tool to aggregate patient data and advance research, but questions remain about how the vast sharing and compiling of this critical medical/genetic information will remain de-identified to protect patients’ privacy and security. Researchers at Vanderbilt University have found ...
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