Navigating the Maze of Electronic Health Records

Navigating the Maze of Electronic Health Records-nationaljournal: Christine Bechtel dropped off a copy of the Fed­er­al Re­gister at her doc­tor’s of­fice. The con­sumer ad­voc­ate was in the midst of a pro­longed battle to ob­tain elec­tron­ic cop­ies of her health re­cords from a primary care prac­tice whose em­ploy­ees seemed be­fuddled when told they had to provide them.

Feds push forward with controversial health rule

Feds push forward with controversial health rule-thehill: The Obama administration is moving ahead with controversial new rules that require doctors to switch to electronic health records or face fees, resisting calls from both parties to delay implementation.

Senators Aim to Revamp Federal Rules for Electronic Medical Charts

Senators Aim to Revamp Federal Rules for Electronic Medical Charts-nationaljournal: A bi­par­tis­an pair of sen­at­ors Tues­day in­tro­duced le­gis­la­tion aimed at im­prov­ing elec­tron­ic health re­cords’ trans­par­ency and ac­count­ab­il­ity.