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Digging into docs' love-hate relationship with EHRs
If you ask a doctor what she hates about electronic health records, you're liable to get an earful. But it turns out that docs have something to say when it comes to what they love about EHRs, too.
Survey: U.S. docs mixed on benefits of connected health
Doctors understand the basic benefits of connected health, including data-sharing via electronic health systems and health information exchanges, but don't quite grasp the finer points, according to
SPOTLIGHT: Could Stark, ARRA subsidy programs be accelerating healthcare consolidation?
An effort as large as the federal EMR subsidy program was bound to have at least a few unintended consequences. One such negative effect seems to be the consolidation of care into large organizations
Trend: E-prescribing on the rise despite problems
In the past, prescribing electronically was confusing to many doctors. Today, however, e-prescribing sounds like a reasonable idea, and its benefits--largely improving prescription accuracy and
Maryland requiring health plans to offer EMR incentives
Maryland has approved a bill making it the first state to require commercial health plans to offer doctors incentives for adopting electronic medical records. Starting in 2011, when physicians adopt
