Hospital Use of Electronic Health Records on the Rise, CDC Says

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Hospital Use of Electronic Health Records on the Rise, CDC Says  By Rebecca Adams The number of hospital emergency departments using electronic health records rose from 46 percent in 2006 to 84 percent in 2011, according to a new analysis by the National Center on Health Statistics. Full story HHS Offers Enrollment Reprieve  By Paul Jenks Health and Human Services officials said on Friday that the department will give consumers who face a tax penalty for not having health care coverage in 2014 almost another seven weeks, from March 15 through April 30, to buy health insurance this year. Full story Dietary Guidelines Target Sugar and Meat