Difficulty in quickly finding important information, or delays in reporting new information, can contribute to errors, ...

WASHINGTON - Doctors often start exams with the so-called "eyeball test" -- a snap judgment about whether the patient appears ...

If you’ve ever gone to the doctor with a concern and felt like they were downplaying your symptoms, you’ve probably ...

Our Code of practice on accessing confidential and personal information describes these powers . We will look at a patient's medical records where: intruding on that patient’s privacy is justified and ...

The Cures Act ensures that all reports are delivered to a patient portal and prevents “information blocking” (in which medical information may be withheld or limited). Under this new law, a patient ...

The top health system CIOs have been using innovative digital solutions to address some of healthcare’s most pressing challenges. Several health systems were recently named winners of CIO 100 Awards ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) – Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has vetoed two bills in regard to patients’ right to medical access and behavioral health programs. According to Gov.

The model aims to address the huge imbalance in doctor-patient ratio, as it will employ its specialised medical knowledge to regions where it is most scarce In March, the startup revealed its ...

Talk with your health plan to see if they have any contract negotiations with this medical facility that require the bill to be sent to the insurer before the patient is charged. If not, the hospital, ...

Me: I have a sore throat. Doctor speaks into to the recorder: Patient presents a complaint of a sore throat today. Doctor: When did it start? Me: Thursday. Doctor speaks into to the recorder ...

New research published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research reveals that a patient's muscle quality before THA may predict their risk of such suboptimal recovery after surgery. In the study ...