Survey Addresses Relationship of EMRs to Malpractice Risk
Nearly twenty percent of respondents stated that their malpractice insurer offers a discount for having an EMR System, and close to half (45%) believe that EMRs will make them less vulnerable to malpractice cases. Among the almost one-fifth who have had a malpractice case in which documentation was based on the EMR, over half (55%) said the EMR was helpful.

Lessons from the Santa Barbara RHIO
The Santa Barbara project was intended to be a secure regional network for electronically sharing health care data among doctors, health care facilities and patients. The project attracted financial support from the California HealthCare Foundation, and it was managed by IT company CareScience, but despite -- or perhaps because of -- this support, the data exchange could not survive.

The Portland VA's medical technology team is testing the kiosk based Automated Patient History Intake Device (APHID) system in six of its locations
The team is testing the kiosk based Automated Patient History Intake Device (APHID) system in six of its locations. Patients use the kiosks to check in for medical visits, and verify their medications by viewing pictures of medications and medication names.

A Tale of Modern Electronic Medical Record Software
Once upon a time there was a prosperous and entrepreneurial port city named EMR. EMR had many ships and many ship owners who ferried lots of people. Unfortunately for the ships and passengers, the harbor was quite rocky and treacherous. Shipwrecks were common. Many of the entrepreneurs in the city thought that EMR could benefit from a modern marvel called a lighthouse...

Google and Microsoft Look to Change Health Care
By combining better Internet search tools, the vast resources of the Web and online personal health records, both companies are betting they can enable people to make smarter choices about their health habits and medical care.

Hospital Safety Center is your one-stop resource for regulatory compliance
From this site you can receive interpretations for complex regulations, opportunities to network with your peers and a safety consultant, access archived newsletter articles or download policies and procedures.

N.Y. Launches Comprehensive Health Information Technology Program
Their goal is a health care system oriented around the patient, with strong privacy protections, reporting on quality of care and outcomes. The opportunities for improving health care quality, affordability and outcomes are limited by New York's paper-based, error-prone and fragmented health care system. Health IT is part of our strategy to help improve health care quality for all New Yorkers.