MedStar Health News

Washington, D.C., — Marking the 10th anniversary of the landmark federal act that encouraged hospitals, clinics, and physician offices to adopt electronic health record systems (EHRs...

Advanced Technology Offers Hope to Qualified Patients Needing Replacement  BALTIMORE— Dr. John Wang, chief of the cardiac catheterization lab, and his team at MedStar Union Memor...

Study of Stroke Prevention Device Which May Give Physicians More Flexibility in Optimal Cardiac Positioning   Washington, D.C., June 12, 2018 – MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute...

On Nov. 29, 2018, the Journal of the American Medical Association published a viewpoint article titled, “Improving Electronic Health Record Usability and Safety Requires Transparency,” by authors from MedStar Health’s National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare, American Medical Association, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Procedure in Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair is First for the Hospital BALTIMORE—A team at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital and the MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute in September successfu...

Makes Procedure More Comfortable, Even Easier to Recover From BALTIMORE—(November 5, 2018)—MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, part of the MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute, has become the first ho...