Health Records stories:
National network for sharing e-health records still in infancy, will get boost from stimulus
Sep 30th, 2009 - baltimoresun
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Doctor's offices and hospitals have slowly started the difficult switch from outmoded paper records to sophisticated electronic systems in a bid to improve care and cut costs.
Rove: Health Reform Bill to Likely Pass Soon
Sep 24th, 2009 - FOXNews
LAS VEGAS -- Former White House adviser Karl Rove said he thinks a health care reform bill will likely pass soon because of the numbers of Democrats in Congress, but they probably won't get the bill they have been pushing for.
Farrah Fawcett helped plug UCLA leak of her health records
May 11th, 2009 - Los Angeles Times
Farrah Fawcett talked to former L.A. Times reporter Charles Ornstein last August about her suspicions that tabloids were being leaked (sold) her medical information by someone at UCLA. Whenever she sought treatment at the Westwood medical facility...
Hackers Steal 160000 Health Records From UC Berkeley Database
May 8th, 2009 - ChannnelWeb
The University of California, Berkeley said Friday that overseas hackers had broken into a computer database containing health care and other personal information of 160,000 students...
Obama to Improve Electronic Medical Data
Apr 9th, 2009 - Washington Post
President Obama said yesterday that his administration will create an electronic record for veterans that will "contain their administrative and medical information from the day they first enlist to the day that they are laid to rest.
Health Records videos from YouTube:
4:49John McCain's health records must be released
therealmccain.com The state of John McCain's health is an issue of grave concern for all Americans, regardless of political persuasion. Given the fact that he has been treated for an invasive melanoma and other maladies, it is important that he release his full health records ...
5:10Why John McCain Must Release His Health Records
Watch more at www.theyoungturks.com
0:27Headzup: McCain's Health Records
John McCain is asked why he only allowed a small group of reporters only 3 hours to examine his medical records, instead of releasing them to the public. Read more about it here-- www.crooksandliars.com Download daily Catch and ...
3:16ABC News Electronic Health Record
ABC News Electronic Health Record
Health Records from WikiPedia:
A medical record, health record, or medical chart is a systematic documentation of a patient's medical history and care. The term 'Medical record' is used both for the physical folder for each individual patient and for the body of information which comprises the total of each patient's health history. Medical records are intensely personal documents and there are many ethical and legal issues surrounding them such as the degree of third-party access and appropriate storage and disposal. Although medical records are traditionally compiled and stored by health care providers, personal health records maintained by individual patients have become more popular in recent years.
The information contained in the medical record allows health care providers to provide continuity of care to individual patients.
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