New research suggests that hospital electronic health records (EHRs) that are difficult to use are also less likely to catch medical errors that could harm patients. As clinicians navigate EHR systems ...

A view of the Veterans Affairs building in Washington, D.C., on May 19, 2014. (Photo by KAREN BLEIER/AFP via Getty Images) Numerous Veterans Health Administration facilities experienced challenges ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced plans last week to accelerate the rollout of its embattled electronic health records system. Lawmakers, meanwhile, continue to call for oversight despite ...

A nurse scans medication for a patient into the hospital's computer system at the VA Medical Center in Washington D.C., on June 29, 2013. (Thomas Brown/Staff) Veterans Affairs officials will pick up ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday announced a $218 million effort to build a new electronic health record system and improve the patient experience at the state’s 24 inpatient psychiatric centers — ...

Electronic health records should also include information about people's multiple identities and experiences, such as religion, sexual identity and educational status, so that researchers can consider ...

While companies scramble to develop new technology, docs are slow to adopt it. Jan. 9. 2009— -- In the latest step toward the computerization of Americans' medical information, President-elect ...

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A new records system is on the way to the Battle Creek VA Medical Center (VAMC). Wednesday, Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Paul R. Lawrence visited ...