News tagged with 'Medical Records'

Reducing medical residents work shifts to 16-hours would go a long way toward patient safety, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine.  The changes would cost hospitals about $1.7 billion, and not go far enough, critics charge.  

Microsoft and the Kaiser Permanente health plan are joining forces to take member health files online. Microsoft and Google are the latest in a field of technology companies taking private information online.

As internet search engine Google expands into medical software, patients will have more and easier access to information and research, while doctors can get to know them easier.  But beware of privacy concerns as this is uncharted territory, some warn.