Technology

Concerns regarding data sharing between EMRs and EHRs are overstated and outweighed by benefits to health-care quality, safety and affordability

Senior ER physicians feel they can image less, study suggests

MDs will be able to access records without an EMR

Actemra: first IL-6 receptor inhibitor for RA; BuTrans: first once-weekly transdermal opioid; Onsolis: opioid buccal film for breakthrough cancer pain; Victoza: first GLP-1 analogue for type 2 diabetes

St. Michael’s Hospital has reduced its ER wait times significantly thanks largely to a designated “fast-track” area where patients without life-threatening injuries receive treatment quickly from dedicated nurse practitioners.