WASHINGTON - Here's the best-case scenario for the government's plans to spend $19 billion on computerized medical records: seamless communication among doctors and patients, and far fewer mistakes. ...more

March 23, 2009

George G. Morgan remembers his introduction to family history. It was 1962 and he was 10. His grandmother, Minnie Morgan, 89, was determined to teach him about his ancestors, two of whom fought in the Revolutionary War. ...more

September 10, 2008

A physician can access a medical chart 2,000 miles away right in the palm of his hand. ...more

May 9, 2008

OAK HILL HOSPITAL STAYING AHEAD OF TECHNOLOGICAL CURVE ...more

May 8, 2008

Let's see if we've got this straight. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs is drafting regulations to deter deception in the buying and selling of horses. ...more

February 23, 2008

Google Inc. will begin storing the medical records of a few thousand people as it tests a long-awaited health service that's likely to raise more concerns about the volume of sensitive information entrusted to the Internet search leader. ...more

February 21, 2008

The recent chatter on a popular social networking site dealt with a problem often overlooked in medicine: mistakes in patients' medical charts. ...more

November 25, 2007

Microsoft Corp. launched a Web site Thursday for managing personal health and medical information, but privacy advocates worry that neither the technology nor U.S. law will protect patients' most confidential details. ...more

October 5, 2007