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Authors of Health Affairs Study Reply to Mostashari's Criticism

The authors of a Health Affairs study -- which suggested that electronic health records could encourage doctors to order imaging tests more often -- have responded to criticism from National Coordinator for Health IT Farzad Mostashari. The authors wrote that some of Mostashari's assertions are "mistaken." Boston Globe's "White Coat Notes," Health Affairs' "Health Affairs Blog."

Study: Providing Tablets to Medical Residents Could Improve Care

An Archives of Internal Medicine study suggests that providing tablet computers to medical residents could improve efficiency and care coordination. Nearly 90% of surveyed residents who received an iPad said they used the mobile device for clinical duties. CMIO et al.

Smartphones Could Aid Disease Surveillance in Developing Countries

A recent CDC study finds that smartphones could offer a lower-cost and more accurate way of collecting disease surveillance data in developing countries than paper-based methods. Researchers presented the findings at a CDC conference in Atlanta. Modern Healthcare et al.

New California Law Seeks To Expand Telehealth Services for Medicaid Beneficiaries

April Armstrong and Thomas Nesbitt of the University of California-Davis Health System, Mario Gutierrez of the Center for Connected Health Policy, Jen Lang-Ree, a nurse practitioner in California, and Jonathan Lopez, a dermatology patient, spoke with iHealthBeat about a new state law that expands and streamlines telehealth services in the state.

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What Do Clinicians Find Frustrating About the Implementation of New Health IT Systems?

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Thirty-seven percent of surveyed health care providers said the implementation of new health IT systems can be frustrating because it requires the memorization of additional passwords, and 31% said new health IT systems can make their work processes take longer, according to a survey by CDW Healthcare.

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