Electronic Health Record

Kaiser releases patient health records native app for Android, with only web app for iOS users

6 days ago by
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Recently, Kaiser Permanente (KP), one of the largest healthcare organization, made an announcement that affects its 9 million patients. The organization has released an app for the Android platform which allows patients to access their medical information from virtually anywhere. The app provides full access to patient information that currently resides on the KP health record system. Additionally, KP now has a mobile optimized website which allows members to also access their information via any mobile device platform. This website is accessible via a smartphone’s mobile browser and includes users of Windows Mobile phones, Blackberry and even the iPhone.

Android App unveiled by Kaiser Permanente gives patients mobile access to their electronic medical records

8 days ago by
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Kaiser Permanente unveiled an Android app and mobile-optimized website which patients can access medical information free on their mobile devices

HealthBridge Health Information Exchange deployed for greater Cincinnati area

Nov 22, 2011 by
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While electronic medical records have many benefits, they are often limited by the fact that different EMR’s do not communicate with each other. Even with the consolidation of healthcare in many areas within a few large systems, if a patient goes between an Epic-system and an Allscripts-system, they are still out of luck. That, however, is set to change thanks in part to provisions in HITECH and promotion of health information exchanges. In the Cincinnati area, two hospitals that are [Read more]

St. Jude’s patient monitoring system gets host of upgrades including mobile notifications, efficacy trial ongoing

Oct 18, 2011 by
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Merlin.net, St. Jude’s remote monitoring system, gets a major upgrade including the ability to sent alerts to a physician’s smartphone when a patient experiences an event. As another step in the right direction, it also gives us a lot of insight into what the future of healthcare may be.

56 million patients have accessed their medical record through an electronic health record

Oct 14, 2011 by
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A new report by Manhatten Research states that 56 million US citizens have accessed their medical record through an EHR system, with 41 million interested.

Review of Epocrates new Electronic Health Record, iMedicalApps exclusive

Sep 21, 2011 by
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We share the details of our tour through Epocrates EHR, the latest addition to a crowded field. We were impressed and look forward to seeing the additions to come.

mHealth Interoperability: What are Potential Legal Implications for Physician Adopters?

Aug 24, 2011 by
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The impact of mobile devices and recent technologies decreases malpractice claims by providing accurate, recordable information.

The First Native iPad Electronic Health Record – An Interview with the Dr. Chronos EMR Development Team

May 26, 2010 by
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The American healthcare system is finally on the road to a modern national IT infrastructure. Recently, the iMedicalApps team had the opportunity to speak to a small but ambitious group of IT professionals who aim to be at the forefront of this modernization by targeting the physicians with the lowest penetration of electronic health records, those in smaller private practices. The web-based EHR put forth by the team at Dr. Chronos, as well as other vendors whom we have spoken [Read more]

How Apple’s Position on Flash Could Turn Many Medical Professionals Back to Android

May 03, 2010 by
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Storm clouds continue to gather in the Apple-Adobe feud over Flash and recent reports suggest it could get even worse. Reports are surfacing that they Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission are in discussions over opening an inquiry into the recent changes to the iPhone OS developer license agreement. As we discussed previously, these changes basically kill Flash on the iPhone OS, thus including both the iPhone and iPad. We’ve talked previously about our excitement over the numerous emerging [Read more]

The First Electronic Health Record Customized For The iPad Has Arrived [First Impressions]

Apr 28, 2010 by
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The iPad has been out for almost a month and we now have the first electronic medical record app customized to take advantage of its features. The Dr. Chrono EMR app is the first of its kind to hit the scenes. Technically, MacPractice has already put their electronic medical record on the iPad, but you need a VNC connection, and they don’t have a customized iPad app yet. The Dr. Chrono EMR app enables you to sync your iPad with [Read more]

Medtronic CareLink and Your Electronic Health Record Make Remote Monitoring of Cardiac Devices a Reality

Mar 21, 2010 by
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As the number of men and women with cardiac disease continues to grow, so too do the clinical indications for pacemakers and automatic implantable cardiac defibrillators. Taken together, there are going to be a lot more people in the near future who are dependent on implanted hardware to keep their hearts working normally. Until relatively recently, the sole form of monitoring of these patients was through regular clinic visits where these devices could be interrogated or unscheduled/emergency visits based on [Read more]