Background We define electronic consultations (“e-consults”) as asynchronous, consultative,
provider-to-provider communications within a shared electronic health record (EHR) or web…

Background: Various authorities and national organizations encourage disclosing medical
errors, but there is little information on how patients respond to disclosure. Objective: To …

Objective: Despite emerging evidence that electronic health records (EHRs) can improve the
efficiency and quality of medical care, most physicians in office practice in the United States …

OBJECTIVE: A well-publicized January 2001 federal advisory recommended that pregnant
women limit consumption of certain fish because of concerns about mercury contamination. …

Background Ethical and professional guidelines recommend disclosure of medical errors to
patients. The objective of this study was to review the empirical literature on disclosure of …

Background Electronic health records (EHRs) allow for a variety of functions, ranging from
visit documentation to laboratory test ordering, but little is known about physicians' actual use …

Objective: Electronic health records (EHRs) have the potential to advance the quality of care,
but studies have shown mixed results. The authors sought to examine the extent of EHR …

Background In many countries, there has been substantial progress in establishing the
electronic transmission of patients’ health information between health care providers, but little is …

Background: The United States Department of Veterans Affairs has implemented an
electronic asynchronous “Secure Messaging” tool within a Web-based patient portal (ie, My …

Background: Electronic health records (EHRs) are widely viewed as useful tools for supporting
the provision of high quality healthcare. However, evidence regarding their effectiveness …