HIPAA regulations strictly control access to a deceased spouse’s medical records, including those from Medicare. You can only access these records if you legally represent their estate or have ...

Your guide to getting medical records and documents from one doctor’s office or clinic to a new healthcare professional. This can be a multi-step process that isn’t always as easy as it may seem. If ...

As far as medical health records go, we're kind of trapped in a weird state of transition that can be confusing, frustrating, and even dangerous for patients. Many doctor's officers and hospitals ...

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New research suggests that hospital electronic health records (EHRs) that are difficult to use are also less likely to catch medical errors that could harm patients. As clinicians navigate EHR systems ...

The ability to offer reliable, relevant and accessible patient information to health professionals is a goal of the health care industry. Paper medical files have long been the standard, but ...

With the passage of the HITECH Act in 2009, the Department of Health and Human Services successfully pushed the medical community to adopt electronic health records. Leading that effort was the Office ...

Samaritan Medical Center has been awarded more than $20 million from the state to upgrade its electronic medical record ...

Dr. Lloyd Minor is frustrated. As dean of Stanford University Medical School, he says he can handle the constant cascade of large-scale challenges that come with his job. But what flummoxes him — ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)– All hospitals and outpatient locations in the Albany Medical Health System are now connected through an electronic medical record (EMR) system, Epic, the hospital announced ...

An Air Force medical technician takes the blood pressure of an airman during her annual physical. Officials involved with the new military electronic medical health records system say it's on track ...