A New Doctor Discovers The 'Gritty' Downside Of Modern Medicine

A New Doctor Discovers the 'Gritty' Downside Of Modern Medicine by Nathaniel P. Morris.  The Washington Post.  June 18, 2017.  

Bitcoin Blockchain Technology May Help Secure Transfer Of Medical Information

IBM Bets On The Blockchain To Keep Your Medical Data Safe by Charlie Osborne.  ZDNet.  January 12, 2017

Problem: How Do Electronic Health Records Capture The Fact That Patients Are More Than The Sum Of Their Problems

As Hospitals Go Digital, Human Stories Get Left Behind by Suzanne Koven.  STAT.  April 6, 2016

Electronic Health Records Begin To Transform Health Care; Sepsis and Treatment Standardization Are Examples

Move To Electronic Health Records Begins To Transform Health Care by Guy Boulton Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.  March 26, 2016. 

Health Care Identity Theft Affects 2.3 Million Adult Patients; Often Victims Can't Examine their Own Medical Record

How Identity Theft Sticks You With Hospital Bills by Stephanie Armour.  The Wall Street Journal.  August 7, 2015. 

Hype, Hope And Harm in Medicine's Digital Age

Health IT:  "We Were Bound To Be Disappointed" by Shara Yurkiewica MD. An Interview With Robert Wachter, MD.  MedPage Today.  April 9, 2015. 

Transforming Health Care Computing Into An Essential Tool, Not An Obstacle

Why Health Care Tech Is Still So Bad by Robert M. Wachter.  The New York Times.  March 21, 2015. 

Digital Dilemma For Medicine: How To Share Records

Digital Dilemma For Medicine:  How To Share Records by Eric Whitney.  Montana Public Radio/Kaiser Health News

Even With Electronic Medical Records, Talking, Listening, And Repetition Will Be Necessary

With Electronic Medical Records, Doctors Read When They Should Talk by Abigail Zuger, M.D.  The New York Times.  October 13, 2014.

Electronic Medical Record Glitch Obscured Travel Record From Physicians For Dallas Ebola Victim

Ebola:  Record Glitch Sent Patient Home by Michael Smith.  MedPage Today.  October 3, 2014.

Georgia Physicians Critique And Praise Electronic Health Records

Doctors:  EHRs A Good Idea That Needs Improvement by Andy Miller.  Georgia Health News.  September 26, 2014.

Open Doctor Notes Trend Begins To Take Hold

Reading Your Doctor's Notes by Kellie Schmitt.  California Health.  September 4, 2014.

California Insurers Share About 9 Million Digitized Medical Records; Hope To Avoid Unnecessary Treatment

Large California Insurers Invite Others To Join Data Network by Anna Gorman.  Kaiser Health News.  August 6, 2014.

More Systematic Reporting Of Drug Side Effects Is Evolving

Big Data Peeps At Your Medical Records To Find Drug Problems by Nell Greenfieldboyce.  NPR>  July 21, 2014.

New Frontier In Medical Transparency: Open Therapist Notes

What The Therapist Thinks About You by Jan Hoffman.  Well Blog.  The New York Times.  July 7, 2014.

School Nurses and Health Systems Seek To Coordinate Efforts

Not Your Parent's School Nurse.  MedPage Today.  June 10, 2014.

Electronic Medical Health Records Can Fundamentally Alter Medicine

Why Doctors Still Use Pen And Paper by James Fallows.  The Atlantic.  March 19, 2014.

On The Ramifications Of High-Tech, Big-Data Medical Care by James Fallows.  The Atlantic.  March 21, 2014.

An interview with the former national coordinator for health information technology and a discussion.

Case Shows The Possible Vulnerability of Health-Care Providers

Nursing Homes Are Exposed To Hacker Attacks by Rachael King.  The Wall Street Journal.  February 18, 2014.

With the increasing use of electronic medical records, computer security becomes increasingly important.

Eye-Gaze Patterns Different for Paper and Electronic Medical Records

Do Doctors Spend Too Much Time Looking at Computer Screen?  Science Daily.  January 24, 2014.

Research at Northwestern University finds that looking at computer screens in the exam room may result in nonverbal clues being overlooked.

Medical Billing System Overhaul Looms; New Detail Challenges Computer Systems

Who Knows The Code For Injury By Orca?  by Andrew Pollack.  The New York Times.  December 30, 2013.  Unable to locate in the online Times.  In print edition.

(1)  On ______________ virtually the entire health care system will switch to a new set of computerized used for determining  what _____________________ and how much _____________.

(2)  The new set of codes, known as _____________, allows for ________________.

(3)  More detail could allow for improved tracking of _________________ and better _______________________.

(4)  The need for prepare for ____________ and the Affordable Care Act and to achieve so-called ____________ use of electronic health records all at once could _____________________, many computer officials worry.

(5)  The I.C.D.-10 is the 10 revision of the _____________________________ which is issued by the __________________________________________.

(6)  The new I.C.d. will have about ___________ codes for diagnoses and _____________ for procedures.

(7)  The new codes should not be too hard for coders but harder for doctors who will have to be _______________________.