The real value of electronic health records, experts say, is that they enable data-mining, which can help optimize patient care.

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Nursing homes and post-acute health facilities that don't use electronic health records are going to get left behind, health experts say.

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How tough is it for Marylanders insured by Medicaid to find a doctor? What about residents of other states?

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Officials said Monday that 13,532 Marylanders created identity-verified accounts on the new state-run health insurance exchange, 566 applications for coverage had been submitted and another 326 people had enrolled in coverage as of midnight on Oct. 6.

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Health council staff recommended that the Health Care Reform Coordinating Council make the Maryland Insurance Exchange — the new entity for people without insurance and others to purchase coverage — an independent government agency. At a meeting Tuesday morning, council ...

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