Wide Angle: Electronic Health Records
In this age of electronic devices, the Internet, iPhones and TiVo, it's hard to believe that some hospitals, doctors' offices and health clinics still rely on paper. But that's all going to change. The stimulus package has allocated more than $20 billion for assistance, grants and incentives that will help physicians and hospitals convert to electronic health records. But will e-records save money and improve efficiency? And what about patient privacy? This Wide Angle series will explore the questions, concerns, reasons and debate surrounding Electronic Health Records.
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Are Electronic Medical Records Safe?
By 2014, every American will have an electronic medical record associated with their healthcare, but who's making sure that information will be secure?
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Google Earth for the Body
A 3-D visualization tool for electronic health records will allow doctors to see the human body in three-dimensions.
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Five Misconceptions About e-Health Records
In this Q&A, expert Jay Wolfson dispels five misconceptions people have about converting medical charts and patients records from paper and filing cabinets to a computerized system.
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$1.2 Billion For U.S. E-Health
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden announced that beginning October 1, 2009, government grants totaling $1.162 billion will be given to help hospitals and other health care providers implement and use electronic health records.
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Open Source Records for the Developing World
Two programmers have devoted their time and skills to building out an open source, electronic medical record system called OpenMRS that's already in use in developing nations including.
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7 Lessons From the U.K.
Charles Schade, chief science officer at the West Virginia Medical Institute, explains what the United States can learn from the United Kingdom's switch to electronic health records.
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