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Canadians Say Clinicians Using Electronic Records More Likely to Know their Health History TORONTO, Nov. 15, 2012 /CNW/ - More Canadian physicians than ever are embracing the move from paper to electronic medical records (EMR), according to new surveys released today. More than half of Canada's family physicians (56%) used EMRs in mid-2012, up from 23% in 2006 according to the Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey of Primary Care Physicians in 11 countries....

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- drchrono, the company modernizing healthcare through a free Electronic Medical Record (EMR) platform on the iPad, iPhone and cloud today released the results from a new study that found that 75 percent of physicians surveyed have experienced significant efficiency gains by leveraging the use of electronic medical records (EMRs) in hospitals and medical offices. According to the survey, EMRs such as drchrono have allowed...

Study: Practices with EMRs find patients who need preventive or follow-up care more quickly and confidently TORONTO, June 4, 2012 /CNW/ - Primary care practices with electronic medical records (EMRs) identified patients who need preventative or follow-up care approximately 30 times more quickly than paper-based clinics,  according to a study commissioned by Canada Health Infoway. Researchers from St. Mary's Research Centre, MedbASE Research and McGill University challenged...

Electronic medical records (EMRs) have been in use for more than 30 years, but have only increased in utilization in recent years, due in part to research supporting the benefits of EMRs and federal legislation. As EMRs have become a standard in medical care, there is a need for additional research of how the system and usage can be refined. A group of researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital have done just that, and discovered that one way false information can make its way into EMRs is...

A poll conducted by Black Book Rankings, a division of the market research firm Brown-Wilson Group, ranked four electronic medical record vendors as the top EMRs based on physician satisfaction. New York, NY (PRWEB) March 6, 2011 A poll conducted by Black Book Rankings, a division of the market research firm Brown-Wilson Group, ranked four electronic medical record vendors as the top EMRs based on physician satisfaction. According to Doug Brown, managing partner of Black Book Rankings,...

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- As the healthcare industry rushes to implement electronic medical records (EMRs) in order to increase efficiency and prevent errors, data shows that less than 1 in 10 Americans utilize electronic records.(1) However, when asked about their primary concerns regarding medical records, patients' top response is that they won't be able to access their records when they need them.(2) Even when given access to this information, many patients find it...

In this week's PLoS Medicine Magazine, Gerry Douglas and colleagues describe their experience scaling up electronic medical records (EMRs) in six antiretroviral treatment (ART) sites in Malawi. The need for electronic records was clear. By December 2009, 46 of the ART clinics in Malawi had each registered more than 2,000 patients, which meant that nurses and medical record clerks were taking up to five days to prepare quarterly cohort reports, sometimes closing the clinic in order to complete...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- DigitalPersona, Inc., a global provider of authentication and endpoint protection solutions, today announced that Jackson Hospital and Clinics has selected DigitalPersona® Pro to provide fast and reliable access to their Electronic Medical Records (EMRs). The Montgomery, Ala.-based hospital's mission is to provide superior healthcare in a safe, compassionate environment. With DigitalPersona endpoint protection solutions, including...

Commercial EMRs Better at Meeting Billing and Documentation Needs than Clinical NeedsA gap exists between policy makers' expectations that current commercial electronic medical records (EMRs) can improve coordination of patient care and clinicians' real-world experiences with EMRs, according to a study by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) published online in The Journal of General Internal Medicine.Current commercial ambulatory care EMRs facilitate care coordination within a...

Offers Healthcare Providers Interest-free Funding for Immediate Access to Electronic Medical Records, Commits to Stimulus Warranty  Electronic Medical Records Can Help Improve Patient Outcomes, Reduce Medical Errors and Costs  FAIRFIELD, Conn., June 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GE (NYSE: GE) today announced, as part of its healthymagination initiative to increase access to technology and reduce cost, the launch of a new program, Stimulus Simplicity, which offers doctors and...