WASHINGTON — The nation's transition to electronic medical records, now in full swing, risks overlooking potential patient safety problems, independent advisers warned the Obama administration Tuesday ...

Chuck Morton's family suffered three disruptive data breaches when its bank, its credit union, and a credit card processor were penetrated by hackers on separate occasions. The laborious process of ...

Medical practices today face a critical choice between paper and electronic medical records (EMRs), each offering unique benefits and drawbacks. While EMRs streamline workflows, improve accuracy, and ...

Medicare has just launched a pilot program to get doctors to computerize their offices. Officials say electronic health records will cure many of the ills of modern medical care, but some doctors are ...

Canada’s health systems began shifting from paper charts to electronic health records decades ago. These records hold ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says more doctors and hospitals are embracing technology as adoption of computerized medical records reaches a “tipping point” in America. A report Wednesday ...

Family says they are concerned the province is expanding a new electronic medical records system on Saturday to all hospitals ...

The NCH Healthcare System is switching patient medical records to an electronic system used by major hospital systems that will make it easier for local patients to access health care elsewhere in the ...