electronic medical records

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Protected Health Information – How secure is it?

With the expansion in Health Information Exchange across the country along with instant availability of medical records, it is becoming harder to secure protected health information (PHI) of patients. This is why the provision of robust data security and confidentiality safeguards are of paramount importance to patients, providers and vendors alike.   Under the HIPAA […]

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EMR – Addressing the Misconceptions

Like any other technological advancements in health IT, Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) have groups of proponents and opponents. Considering the advantages that EMRs have brought to healthcare, from providers to health IT consultants, the supporters have all the reasons to promote the use of EMRs. However, certain misconceptions amongst some of the physicians have provided […]