Electronic Medical Records

A step closer to online patient portals

Kate O'Connell — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:25:15 +0000

The state is one step closer to giving patients access to their medical information online. The New York e-Health Collaborative has announced nine finalists in their competition to design an online patient portal.

$4.2 million to help streamline patient care coordination

Kate O'Connell — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:14:12 +0000

Eight companies will share in $4.2 million to help streamline patient care coordination and medical record sharing in New York state. The early-to-middle stage health IT companies will receive up to $300,000 each.

Syracuse hospital begins using new electronic medical record program

Ellen Abbott — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:11:33 +0000

The records of outpatients at Upstate University Hospital are entering a new digital world. The hospital has started installing a new electronic medical records program that will among other things, allow patients to access all their medical records on their computers or smartphones. WRVO's Ellen Abbott reports.