Politics Jul 25 Transgender patients sue the hospital that provided their records to Tennessee’s attorney general By Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press
Nation Apr 24 Medicare to require hospitals to post prices online Medicare will require hospitals to post their standard prices online and make electronic medical records more readily available to patients, officials said Tuesday. By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press
Health Sep 16 5 lessons from this week’s Clinton-Trump medical record circus Here are the five main takeaways from this week’s presidential medical circus. By Sharon Begley, STAT
Politics Sep 15 Watch 3:00 Clinton says time away helped her ‘reconnect’ with why she’s running Hillary Clinton is back on the campaign trail after a bout of pneumonia. On Wednesday, she released a letter from her doctor that said she is “fit to serve” as president. On Thursday, Donald Trump released his medical records from… By PBS News Hour
Politics Sep 12 Watch 2:57 Clinton campaign pledges more health information after pneumonia diagnosis Questions about Hillary Clinton’s health dominated headlines on Sunday after she left a 9/11 memorial ceremony in Manhattan. After it was confirmed that she was suffering from pneumonia, her campaign promised more information on her health. Meanwhile, Clinton’s comment that… By PBS News Hour
Sep 12 Watch 7:54 Questioning Clinton’s health transparency and Trump’s charitable giving By PBS News Hour Amid questions about her health, Hillary Clinton has caused a stir with comments about Donald Trump supporters. Gwen Ifill talks to Susan Page of USA Today and Tamara Keith of NPR about Clinton’s privacy about her pneumonia diagnosis and a… Continue watching
Mar 25 U.S. Hospitals Lag in Electronic Health Records Switch By PBS News Hour U.S. hospitals have been slow to enter the digital records age. According to a new study, less than 2 percent of hospitals have a comprehensive electronic health record system in place, and only about 8 percent have even a basic… Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch Digital Files Put Medical Records at Doctors’ Fingertips New technologies now allow doctors and hospitals to keep electronic health records, but the U.S. has been slow to switch formats. Susan Dentzer reports on the advantages and difficulties that some hospitals are facing in their efforts to digitize medical… Continue watching