The Wall Street Journal looks at how patients are confused when leaving the ER room. That can happen easily as many ER Rooms are extremely busy today. One suggestion is to try to write down some key information, or in some instances, some ER Rooms will print information for you, and one other...
Medical Economics discusses the issue, and one comment I have to add on my own and one of my own personal pet peeves, is that people do not read. Anyone that has spent enough time around me will probably say that I am a broken record in this area, but it is so very true, and I’m not just talking...
This article does a good job in outlining the direction of the PHR, personal health record for those who have not caught up with the lingo yet. Do patients want it? As of now most probably don’t know what to do with it, agree. There are some cases though where this does not hold true, as...
The HealthVault and Google Health have already begun to impact the market and how the consumer thinks about health records today as this report indicates. With the recent partnership with Kaiser and the Microsoft HealthVault, I have already had some conversations with practices, hospitals, etc...
More news from Microsoft and partners on the HealthVault this week. About a month ago I posted on the new campaign aimed at consumers that is starting at the pharmacy level to promote e-Prescribing . Well that time is here as efforts are under way. I was at an practice this week and...