A Computer Beats a Pen for Getting Prescriptions Right
Drug errors inside hospitals remain a big problem. Prescribing via eRx is reducing mistakes.
Patients as Partners in Health IT
By enlisting tools that patients can use, a medical practice can become more efficient—and increase patient satisfaction.
A Reality Check for Feds’ Health IT Projections
National Coordinator for Health IT is predictably optimistic about providers receiving Meaningful Use payments, health information exchanges (HIEs) spreading and other initiatives, but observers take a more skeptical view.
Mostashari Anticipates ‘Big Win’ in HIE in 2012
Dr. Farzad Mostashari, the national health IT coordinator, expects health information exchange—a critical part of the meaningful use of electronic health records—to ramp up significantly in 2012.
Let Patients Sleep During Rounds
Many patients sleep during their hemodialysis treatment. Should you wake them?
African-American Kidneys May Worsen Transplant Outcomes
New research shows that recipients of kidneys from African Americans (AA) are at increased risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality compared with patients who receive kidneys from non-AA donors.
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