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STAT+: Ozempic linked to lower risk of Alzheimer’s diagnosis in observational study

STAT

Novo Nordisk’s drug Ozempic was linked to a lower risk of getting diagnosed with Alzheimer’s among people with type 2 diabetes, an analysis of medical records found, supporting the case for further research of the blockbuster GLP-1 drug in neurodegenerative diseases.

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Revolutionizing healthcare with clinical AI: Google for medical records

Outsourcing Pharma

Creating artificial intelligence to understand medical conditions, and not just the English language, sounds far-fetched, but this is what one CEO is achieving with an impressive foundational innovation.

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How policymakers could tweak HIPAA to better protect abortion records

STAT

WASHINGTON — Patient privacy law offers little protection if law enforcement requests a person’s medical records — an issue that’s fueled concern as states impose restrictions on abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.), Jacobs recently worked with Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.)

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Opinion: Bloated patient records are filled with false information, thanks to copy-paste

STAT

I recently took care of a patient whose medical records included multiple notes about her past open-heart surgery. Only she had never undergone open-heart surgery. Read the rest…

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STAT+: Why U.S. health care cybersecurity laws are better at protecting a corpse’s privacy than patients’ lives

STAT

’” But it would be 24 more days from where the plan ended until the Vermont health system was able to bring its electronic medical record system back online. And more than 200 days later, they’d still be dealing with the backlog of paper records.

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Emphasizing Electronic Medical Records in Toxicity Management

Pharmacy Times

Exploring the significant role of electronic medical records (EMR) in toxicity management for patients with HR+/HER2– breast cancer.

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Medically Integrated Specialty Pharmacies Can Leverage Electronic Medical Records to Improve Quality of Care

Pharmacy Times

These pharmacies can use electronic medical records to work more directly with providers, monitoring adverse medication effects and assessment schedules and being more tuned into patient needs.