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D.C. ranks last for doctors going digital

By WTOP Staff

In 2012, 22.4 percent of Washington, D.C.’s office-based doctors used basic electronic medical records, Bloomberg reports, significantly lower than the national average of 39.6 percent.

How high tech is your health care? Bloomberg ranked all 50 states and the nation’s capital to determine where medical records were still stuck in the 20th century.

The results may surprise you. Massachusetts and Minnesota rank high. Connecticut and New Jersey, not so much.

Emergency guide: What you should do to prepare for emergencies

By WTOP Staff
WASHINGTON — Do you know what you'd do if an emergency hits? What if you're at work, your spouse is stuck in traffic and your children are in school? There's no way to plan for every emergency, but you can make sure you're prepared for different scenarios, including making a plan for your family and building a kit of emergency supplies.
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