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In the article, the author discusses the reasons why the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) failed to collect race and ethnicity data of the people of color who were infected by COVID-19. Also cited are the importance of said data to determine the most vulnerable members of the population for effective allocation of resources like vaccines and testing supplies, and the comment of epidemiologist Sarita Shah on the issue.

The article outlines steps to closing a medical practice without problems once physicians decide to retire, relocate or work for another hospital. These include checking insurance contracts, buying tail coverage, checking hospital contracts, arranging for safe storage of medical records, informing staff, notifying patients to avoid claims of abandonment, notifying professional associations, and terminating any office space leases with landlords.

The article discusses that Docprime Technologies, a Policy bazaar Fintech subsidiary, is offering free digital health lockers connected with the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) enabling users to securely upload and manage all of their medical documents and share them with doctors.

The article focuses on California-based health information management company Advantmed LLC on topics dealing with its products and services, its partnership with various medical plans and profitability.

The article presents advice for U.S. health-care consumers concerning control of personal medical records. According to the article, 400,000 Americans die each year due to medical errors, and 80,000 of those deaths were the result of doctors not having vital patient information. The article discusses the digitization of medical records, the right of patients to posses their medical records, and access to medical records via the U.S. government program known as Blue Button. The article presents comments from the firm the National Partnership for Women and Families consultant Christine Bechtel.

The article discusses doctoral student Steven Keating's use of his own medical data to monitor a brain abnormality, which eventually led to a discovery of a tumor in his brain. Topics addressed include the implications of Keating's case in terms of the potential benefits of allowing patients more access to their medical information, as well as Keating's advocacy for improvements in data-sharing practices in medicine.

The article offers information on efforts of Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) to build CHOC Children's Network which comprises of pediatric providers who are dedicated towards children's healthcare. It mentions the improvement in relationship between pediatricians and specialists to deliver wellness and preventive services along with management and treatment of chronic diseases. It also discusses the development of an enhanced medical record system and care guidelines.

The article discusses a report released in January 2014 by the U.S. Office of the Inspector General for the Health and Human Services Department concerning the U.S. government's failure to place safeguards that would prevent inflating costs and overbilling regarding electronic health records (E.H.R.s). According to the article, the report warned of flaws in the federal program and was critical at the lack of guidelines in the government E.H.R. program.

The article discusses an analysis from the Research and Development (RAND) Corporation nonprofit which suggests that conversions from paper to electronic health care records at U.S. medical facilities have not reduced health care costs or improved patient care. Topics include federal financing of system conversions at hospitals, lawsuits that concern system transitions, the use of electronic systems to charge patients more for medical services, and rising health care costs.

The article focuses on the plans of Microsoft and Google to create Internet-based health care information services for consumers. The two companies hope to combine improved search engines with online personal health records to allow individuals to better manage their own health and medical care. Analysts note that medical care, a regulated industry, requires much more time to make major changes than other businesses.

The article reflects on the inadequate service on electronic health record systems in the U.S.

The article reports on the difficulty in the processing of getting the medical information and records in hospitals in the U.S.

The author discusses electronic medical record-keeping requirements in the U.S., arguing that physicians should consider using medical scribes to input patient data and keep track of patient information as a means of increasing efficiency as of April 2014.

The article focuses on the report from the Burnet County jail officials and Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) executive director Adan Munoz Jr., stating that of the 500 inmates housed at the jail during a TCJS visit, none were recorded to have ever received any type of medication during their stay was inaccurate.

The article reports on the plan to make all its paper records digital through the implementation of OneChart, a patient-record system, by the Tucson Medical Center (TMC) in Arizona. TMC hopes to use the OneChart by the middle of 2010. The move is said to be the first real linkage between a hospital and a physicians group. According to Judy Rich, TMC president and chief executive officer (CEO), OneChart protect patient safety, improve efficiencies and may reinforce quality.

The article explores the potential of software from the U.S. Veterans Administration (VA) as a low-cost remedy for modernizing medical records. The software has been developed with several billion dollars in taxpayer funds in a span of two decades and is being utilized in VA facilities. The source code of the software is in the public domain, which allows software developers around the world to freely create features on it. It is called Veteran's Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture.

The article reports on the health service Google Health launched by Google Inc. which allows consumers to manage their medical records and receive health advice online. The service allows users to share information with their doctors and other providers or connect to a specialist for a second opinion. Marissa Mayer, vice president of search products and user experience, cited the efforts of the firm to protect the information that it is collecting.

The article reports that the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has set in motion a plan to modernize the medical histories of 3.6 million patients by moving from paper records to an electronic format. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Michael O. Leavitt announced that CMS would lead a five-year demonstration project meant to encourage 1,200 small- and medium-sized physicians' offices to adopt electronic health records.

The article reports that a bill was passed by the U.S. House Science Committee which authorized $16 million for the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. The said amount was allocated to increase the institute's efforts to develop a national database for patient records. House Science Chairman, Bart Gordon stated that the bill could save billions of dollars by improving medical care and reducing errors due to poor record keeping.

The article offers information related to the computer program WorldVistA. WorldVistA is based on VistA, electronic records system of the U.S. Veterans Affairs Department. VistA is an acronym that stands for Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture. The U.S. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services is supporting efforts to promote use of WorldVistA in clinics and public hospitals for medical records management.

The article reports on a declaration made by U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton regarding her plan to reduce health care costs in the U.S. She declared that she would cut health care spending by $120 billion a year. According to Clinton, she would reduce health care costs through disease prevention programs, coordinated treatment of chronic diseases and computerized record keeping.

Focuses on bureaucracy and records management within the military. Normal medical policy related to soldiers being deployed, indicating there should be plenty of paperwork and records to be maintained; Importance of accurate records on a veteran's ability to qualify for benefits; Recount of the battle between military veteran Kirt Love and the Department of Veteran Affairs related to "Gulf War Syndrome"; Comments from Love as to why he established the Desert Storm Battle Registry; Admission by the Pentagon that records management has been lax; Details of a new U.S. law that went into effect in 1997 related to the medical testing and medical records tracking of soldiers; Problems already encountered by the General Accounting Office related medical records collection.

Comments on the Internet system of Healtheon Corp. for handling medical information. Mission of the company; Difficulties of handling medical data; Information on an initial public offering of the firm's stock.