electronic records

ASH: Electronic Reminder Boosts VTE Prophylaxis (CME/CE)

MedPage Today Surgery  Thu, 12/15/2011 - 10:00

SAN DIEGO (MedPage Today) -- When a major teaching hospital's electronic records system began reminding doctors to order preventive treatments for venous thromboembolism (VTE), the frequency of such orders rose dramatically, a researcher said here.


 

RI tracking swine flu through electronic records

Headlines from the Associated Press  Sun, 10/25/2009 - 10:50

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Rhode Island health officials are using electronic prescription records to track the spread of swine flu....


 

Electronic Records Could Aid Domestic Abuse Detection (CME/CE)

MedPage Today Emergency Medicine  Wed, 09/30/2009 - 07:04

Automated screening of patients' electronic medical records could provide an early alert for potential domestic abuse, researchers said.