Centra Health’s new electronic health record (EHR) system that will keep track of more than 300,000 patients is expected to go live Saturday, Sept. 1, according to a report by WDBJ7.
Fibromyalgia patients experienced significant pain reduction thanks to a new device that uses both ultrasound and laser therapy to help treat the disease, according to a pilot study.
Texas Children’s Hospital has fired a nurse after she posted information about a child testing positive for measles to Facebook. The woman commented about the child’s symptoms in a group dedicated to so-called “anti-vaxxers,” who question the safety and effectiveness of vaccinations.
The opioid epidemic may soon take a turn for the better thanks to researchers at the Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, who believe they’ve made progress in finding a non-addictive painkiller that suppresses the addictive effects of opioids.
Nearly 90 percent of American adults are using at least one digital tool—such as an app or wearable device—to monitor their health, according to a report from Rock Health.
A case study of the effectiveness an after-hours telemedicine service at a skilled nursing facility (SNF) showed the facility hospitalizations decrease by 18 percent while saving more than $1.5 million in Medicare costs.
The personal health information of 417,000 people may have been exposed following a phishing attack that targeted Augusta University (AU) Health in Augusta, Georgia.
The Duke Clinical Research Institute in Durham, North Carolina, and Cerner partnered to develop a cardiac risk app that shares patient information with physicians about risk factors associated with heart disease and stroke.
