HealthTechWire
“One day before the official opening of the Ministerial eHealth 2009 conference, the European Commission’s ICT for Health team hosted a workshop on the legal aspects of telemedicine.
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Howard Anderson, Health Data Management
“Hospitals and physicians should begin planning the rollout of electronic health records systems now to gain maximum financial incentives under the federal economic stimulus package.
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The Times of India
“Not content with offering calls, texts and Internet access, the mobile phone industry is convinced it can help save lives and offer health services to millions worldwide.
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David More, Australian Health Information Technology
“The following was released today – and I felt it was worth a post.
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eHealthNews.EU
“Today, in Europe, we can see that more and more initiatives are launched at national, regional or local level to enable health professionals to access the medical and medication history of their patients at any time and any place.
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EMR and HIPAA
“The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act’s (HITECH) major goal is to increase EHR adoption.
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HealthTechnica
Early discussion taking place at HealthTechnica right after the signing of the bill.
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HealthTechnica
Early discussion taking place at HealthTechnica right after the signing of the bill.
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Dr. Robert Rowley, The Healthcare IT Guy
“Interoperability” has emerged as the new buzz-word in healthcare IT, and is a prominent feature in EMR certification as outlined in the new economic stimulus package.
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MedInformaticsMD, Health Care Renewal
“The HIT industry sponsored “Healthcare IT News and Opinion” website HisTalk has taken to the defense of CCHIT in the recent controversy raised by a number of bloggers and commenters.
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The Medical Quack
“The folks over at the Microsoft HealthVault have been busy and have created what is called the “Sandbox for HealthVault”.
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PRNewswire
“A statewide system to provide physicians with secure electronic access to critical patient information is set to launch in 23 Orange County emergency departments.
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Richard Smith, BMJ Group Blogs
“I’ve just emailed my GP asking her to give me online access to my medical records.
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Alan Brookstone, CanadianEMR
“Dr. Jessica Otte describes herself as a (soon to be) Canadian Family Practice Resident on her blog, dr. ottematic.
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David More, Australian Health Information Technology
“I am sure NEHTA is keen to know if what the NHHRC is talking about is their IEHR of something different.
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MedGadget
“Researchers at Imperial College London say they have developed a device that may helps doctors predict adverse reaction to specific drugs in patients.
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MedGadget
“Yanko Design blog features an attractive new concept for a pill dispenser. With his device, the designer Steven Grech wants to improve patient compliance, by making medication taking a more regular and precise occurrence.
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Bernadine Healy, Heart to Heart US News
“Doctors are supposed to be nosy. It’s not just that they examine your naked body inside and out and record all its imperfections. Physicians are trained to peer into your life, past and present, and ask all sorts of sensitive, if not uncomfortable, questions.
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Deborah Leyva, Healthcare & Technology
“I have written about the benefits for a Physician’s practice moving from paper to electronic records, but what about the needs of Patients?
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Teresa Leung, NetworkWorld
“The Hospital Authority will spend HK$1 billion for building an e-health record system for the next 10 years, said Dr Cheung Ngai Tseung, chief medical informatics officer at HA.
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