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• Change Healthcare Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Repercussions from Data Breach

  September 11, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A medical provider has filed a class action lawsuit over a recent Change Healthcare data breach, saying the ransomware attack has caused problems filing insurance claims, resulting in mounting financial difficulties.

• Electronic Health Record Alerts Fail To Improve Acute Kidney Injury Outcomes: Study

  January 19, 2021

  Martha Garcia

  Adding automated alerts to medical records failed to improve outcomes for patients with acute kidney injury, Yale researchers determined.

• Patients Face Unnecessary Roadblocks In Getting Hospital Medical Records: Study

  October 12, 2018

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that it is difficult for patients to get access to medical records, despite federal laws designed to make such access easy.

• Electronic Medical Records Used at Less Than 30% of U.S. Hospitals: Study

  October 5, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  Most hospitals report not having access to electronic patient medical records from outside of their system, and doctors report they often do not utilize those records even when they are available, according to the findings of a new study.