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EHRs improve care given to diabetics

Type 2 diabetic patients being treated by doctors who use electronic health records are more likely to receive "optimal care" for their condition, according to a recent study published in Health

Heart attack survival better when hospital leaders are engaged

A new Yale University study has identified factors that may determine why the mortality rates related to heart attacks are higher in some hospitals than others--even when adjusted for patient

Passive, telephone-based telemedicine is hardly common sense

It's hard not to sound smug when commenting on studies that beg questions that are obvious to anyone with a hint of knowledge about health IT, so I make no apologies for what I'm about to say: Duh!

Health IT, data glut altering patient-physician relationship

Even with the vast majority of medical records still stored in paper files, health IT already has had a profound effect on the ways in which people seek and receive care, thanks to social networking,