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Repair efforts are still underway in Mississippi and Louisiana five years after Hurricane Katrina, but victims who are wealthy are getting help faster... Posted by Kimberly Leonard, 4:03 pm Aug 27, 2010
Computer Overload? How the Digital Environment Affects Productivity
The continued development of gadgets across multiple platforms has allowed for quick communication, creative presentation and multitasking. Today's di... Posted by Kimberly Leonard, 5:50 pm Aug 25, 2010
Texas Switch to Private Mental Health Facilities Stalls for 7 Years
To better serve mental health patients, cut costs and increase choice, a 2003 Texas law ordered public mental health facilities to transition patients... Posted by Kimberly Leonard, 5:32 pm Aug 25, 2010
New Orleans Police Authorized to Shoot Looters After Katrina
Members of the New Orleans police department told Probublica, PBS Frontline and the New Orleans Times-Picayune that orders permitting officers to shoo... Posted by Kimberly Leonard, 5:22 pm Aug 25, 2010
FOOD SAFETY: Egg Producer Has Long Record of Violations
The Decoster family egg operation, which owns the farm at the center of the recall of half a billion eggs, has a long history of fines and complaint... Posted by Kevin Liptak, 9:52 am Aug 23, 2010
Electronic Health Records
The government is set to spend billions on electronic health records systems. As doctors and hospitals make the switch, we delve into questions of privacy, cost-effectiveness and oversight.
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FDA, Obama Digital Medical Records Team at Odds over Safety Oversight
Computers at a major Midwest hospital chain went awry on June 29, posting some doctors’ orders to the wrong medical charts in a few cases and pos... Posted by Fred Schulte, 2010-08-03 17:07
Are New Digital Networks Part of the Cure?
GREENVILLE, Miss.—These days, Debra Richardson, a 53-year-old former schoolteacher with diabetes and other chronic diseases, spends a lot of time... Posted by Emma Schwartz, 2010-07-02 15:12
As Doctors Shift to Electronic Health Systems, Signs of Harm Emerge
One day in March 2009, hospital workers misread small print on a computer screen, causing them to dispense 10 times the prescribed dose of a drug. ... Posted by Fred Schulte, 2010-04-20 21:22
Amid Digital Records Surge, a Lack of Policing by the FDA
As federal officials encourage the rapid expansion of electronic medical records to help doctors improve care and cut costs, they lack a reliable a... Posted by Emma Schwartz, 2010-04-20 21:17
MAP: A View of the Projects
A view of the 15 projects across the country that the federal government is funding as part of a $220 million experiment to show whether digital re... Posted by Emma Schwartz, 2010-07-06 11:33
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VIDEO: A New Prescription for the Delta's Poor
Debra Richardson struggles with diabetes and many other chronic diseases. Can millions in federal funds slated to bring new health information technology help her -- and the rest of the Mississippi Delta's poor -- improve their health?
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