Electronic medical records system an increasing part of doctors’ plans, studies say
MedCity News
“Three recent surveys showed that the adoption of electronic health record systems amongst U.S. physicians and hospitals is increasing.
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Can iPad Usability help EMRs?
Art Gross, Entegration
“Have you ever looked over a doctor’s shoulder when they are using an EMR? What you see is hard to describe. Picture a crowded screen with fields, data, buttons and menus that fill up the entire screen. Picture a screen so crowded that if you wanted to add another data field you would be hard pressed to find some real estate on the already crowded screen.
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Adventures of a clinician in HL7!
Heather Leslie, Archetypical
“I’ve just survived my first HL7 meeting, although amused colleagues tell me that I may not fully recover!
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[Personalized medicine and individual healthcare : Medical and information technology aspects]
Niederlag W et al, Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschut, 53(8)
The individualization of medicine and healthcare appears to be following a general societal trend. The terms “personalized medicine” and “personal health” are used to describe this process. Here it must be emphasized that personalized medicine is not limited to pharmacogenomics, but that the spectrum of personalized medicine is much broader.
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[An evaluation of the quality of health web pages using a validated questionnaire.]
Conesa Fuentes MDC, Atencion Primaria, 43(1)
OBJECTIVE:
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the quality of general health information in Spanish language web pages, and the official Regional Services web pages from the different Autonomous Regions. DESIGN: It is a cross-sectional study. We have used a previously validated questionnaire to study the present state of the health information on Internet for a lay-user point of view.
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Public health informatics in India: The potential and the challenges
Athavale AV, Zodpey SP. Indian Journal of Public Health, 54(3)
Public health informatics is emerging as a new and distinct specialty area in the global scenario within the broader discipline of health informatics. The potential role of informatics in reducing health disparities in underserved populations has been identified by a number of reports from all over the world. The article discusses the scope, the limitations, and future perspective of this novice discipline in context to India. It also highlights information and technology related tools namely Geographical Information Systems, Telemedicine and Electronic Medical Record/Electronic Health Record.
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Effectiveness and impact of networked communication interventions in young people with mental health conditions: A systematic review
Martin S et al, Patient Education and Counseling, 2011
Objective
Examine the effectiveness and impacts of the networked communication technologies used by health care professionals for the treatment of adolescents/young adults with mental health disorders.
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Protected health information on social networking sites: ethical and legal considerations
Thompson LA et al, J Med Internet Res, 13(1)
Background:
Social networking site use is increasingly common among emerging medical professionals, with medical schools even reporting disciplinary student expulsion. Medical professionals who use social networking sites have unique responsibilities since their postings could violate patient privacy. However, it is unknown whether students and residents portray protected health information and under what circumstances or contexts.
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The shaver approach to EHRs?
Heather Leslie, Archetypical
“Attending the International Council meetings on the first day of the recent Sydney HL7 meeting, the resounding theme was that of many countries focussed on messages, documents and terminology as the solution for our health IT future; our EHRs; health interoperability. 19 countries presented and 18 repeated this theme.
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Here is Another Study That Will Stir Some Debate! Take it From Me it Is Essentially Useless Rubbish – But I Would Say That Wouldn’t I?
David More, Australian Health Information Technology
“The second point is that this paper is a review of reviews. At no point did the authors use primary sources as far as I can tell. This is not the way things sensibly work. Science works by building on previous direct observation and experience – not by reading about it in summaries and then constructing conclusions from summaries papers.
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‘Telemedicine’ tackles geographic challenges of medicine in the Maldives
JJ Robinson, MinivanNews
“The government will introduce ‘telemedicine’ services to three islands this week, according to Health Minister Dr Aiminath Jameel, while the Ministry is also training healthcare staff in the use of the technology in conjunction with the Maldives College of Higher Education (MCHE).
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Experts challenge e-health critique: researchers suggests they may not be worth the money
Leigh Dayton, The Australian
“Despite widespread support for electronic patient records, electronic prescribing and other e-health technologies, a global review by British researchers suggests they may not be worth the money.
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Information Technology Is Critical in Driving the Growth and Modernization of the Middle East Healthcare Sector
Nadia, biomedme.com
“The GCC healthcare sector is forecast to triple in worth over the next decade from $18bn currently to $55bn by 2020, according to a report by Kuwait Finance House Research Limited. An estimated $10bn worth of healthcare projects are planned or underway in the GCC. More than 200 new hospitals have been announced or are under construction, with a cumulative capacity of up to 27,009 beds most of which are due to be delivered in 2015.
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Why is it difficult to implement e-health initiatives? A qualitative study
Murray E et al, Implementation Science, 6(1)
BACKGROUND:
The use of information and communication technologies in healthcare is seen as essential for high quality and cost-effective healthcare. However, implementation of e-health initiatives has often been problematic, with many failing to demonstrate predicted benefits. This study aimed to explore and understand the experiences of implementers – the senior managers and other staff charged with implementing e-health initiatives and their assessment of factors which promote or inhibit the successful implementation, embedding, and integration of e-health initiatives.
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India-funded telemed centre to link Nepal, Lucknow and Chandigarh
Sudeshna Sarkar, NewKerala
“A pledge made by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during the 13th SAARC Summit in Dhaka in 2005 has borne fruit with the establishment of the SAARC Telemedicine Centre in the Kathmandu valley that would link top institutes in Lucknow and Chandigarh.
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Studies: Health IT has big impact on rural and minority communities
Mike Miliard, Healthcare IT News
“Rural and Native Americans, ethnic minorities in poor, urban communities and Alaskan Natives often suffer negative health outcomes disproportionately due to a lack of access to various health IT tools, according to five research studies published in Perspectives in Health Information Management.
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Health IT Information: Is Your PHI at Risk?
Joe McGinnis, EHR Bloggers
“People make mistakes, whether they are charting on paper or using an EHR. People disclose personal information such as passcodes all the time. We’ve been getting (sometimes successfully) scammed for our bank account, social security and ATM PIN numbers forever.
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HL7 and openEHR are cooperating (finally)
Rene Spronk, Ringholm
“An HL7 Work Group Meeting (WGM) recently took place in Sydney, Australia. Ocean informatics, a key player in the development of the openEHR standard is based in Australia. Whether that is part of the reason I don’t know, but somehow there was a change in atmosphere and closer cooperation is now being envisioned when it comes to certain areas.
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The ‘Human Side’ of EHR Security
Howard Anderson, HealthcareInfoSecurity.com
“Implementing electronic health records software that includes security components is just the first of many steps involved in ensuring security, says Bonnie Cassidy, president of the American Health Information Management Association.
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Americans living with disability and their technology profile
Susannah Fox, Pew Internet
“One in four American adults live with a disability that interferes with activities of daily living. Fifty-four percent of adults living with a disability use the internet, compared with 81% of adults who report none of the disabilities listed in the survey.
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