RAND Research Topic: Electronic Medical Records2024-03-23T01:33:36ZCopyright (c) 2024, The RAND CorporationRAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/topics/electronic-medical-records.htmlHow Smartphone Apps Could Help Keep Health Records AccurateRAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/commentary/2018/10/how-smartphone-apps-could-help-keep-health-records.html2018-10-04T19:30:00Z2018-10-04T19:30:00ZElectronic health records have helped streamline record keeping but providers aren't always able to reliably pull together records for the same patient from different hospitals, clinics, and doctor's offices. The growing use of smartphones offers a promising opportunity to improve record matching.The Problems Facing VA Modernization Are Bigger Than Its Software SystemsRAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/commentary/2023/04/the-problems-facing-va-modernization-are-bigger-than.html2023-04-28T19:00:00Z2023-04-28T19:00:00ZThe list of criticisms of the new Veterans Affairs electronic health record system, Oracle Cerner, is long. It's expensive, downtime has been high, and doctors' orders have gone missing, putting patient safety at risk. How did this implementation go so wrong? And what should be done now?