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Emma Schwartz most recently worked in the investigative unit of ABC News, where she uncovered a secret payment by a Florida congressman to his former mistress. Before that she wrote about legal affairs for U.S. News & World Report and was a reporter with Legal Times, covering topics from the U.S. attorney scandal to the trial of Scooter Libby. Her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today, among other publications. She was a fellow with Loyola’s Journalist Law School in 2008 and is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.
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Stories by Emma Schwartz

Experts: Safety Oversight Needed as Patient Records Go Digital

Though electronic health records may greatly improve medical care in the future, the technology poses a host of safety concerns that demand attention to protect patients from harm, witnesses told...

By Fred Schulte and Emma Schwartz
25 February 2010

FDA Considers Regulating Safety of Electronic Health Systems

Concerned about potential safety risks in health information technology, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration may be moving closer to regulating the systems for the first time. 

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By Fred Schulte and Emma Schwartz
23 February 2010

Shopping for Health Software, Some Doctors Get Buyer’s Remorse

Robert Cameron wasn’t much of a technology buff, but the orthopedic surgeon knew he wanted to get rid of all the paper in his nine-physician practice in Pensacola, Fla. So he bought an electronic...

By Emma Schwartz29 January 2010

Electronic Health Records Probe Expands to Hospitals

A congressional inquiry into plans for spending billions of dollars in stimulus money on digital medical records is now questioning some of the nation’s most prestigious health care providers about possible safety flaws and other problems with the electronic systems.

By Fred Schulte and Emma Schwartz
20 January 2010

Switch to Electronic Health Records Could Miss Federal Targets

Federal health officials said Wednesday they have cut billions of dollars from the projected cost of a program to push doctors and hospitals to use electronic medical records, suggesting...

By Fred Schulte and Emma Schwartz
30 December 2009