Nicole Lewis, InformationWeek Healthcare
“The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) on Tuesday launched an electronic health record (EHR) certification program for hospitals.
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Neelie Kroes, eGov
“While there is great research and important pilots in place today – the fact remains that technology is not yet empowering most Europeans to manage their health. We cannot afford stagnation in this area. Europe is on the frontline of ageing population issues. With increasing health costs and decreasing number of care workers, any failure to radically improve our use of technology will spell disaster for Europe and individual Europeans.
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Neil Versel, mobihealthnews
“It’s time for a reality check in mobile and wireless home health, specifically in the area of body sensors. And this bit of buzzkill comes from someone at the forefront of the field, namely Dr. Joseph Kvedar, director of the Center for Connected Health at Partners HealthCare System in Boston.
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VGZ
“Research institute Novay and health insurer VGZ have developed an infrastructure to improve the quality and transparency of information related to health care. The Open Health Hub enables all parties in the health sector to access exactly the same data – for example, patient ratings.
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Sarah Bruce, e-Health Insider
“BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, has called for England to follow in the footsteps of the US by ensuring that all health organisations are using electronic patient records within five years.
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Derek Ward, EHR Bloggers
“Why is America so far behind in electronic medical record adoption? In Denmark, close to 100% of doctors use a fully functional EMR. Now compare that to the United States’ 10%. There’s definitely something wrong.
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Anthony Guerra, InformationWeek Healthcare
“If ever the expression “the devil’s in the details” was called for, it’s around meaningful use. In fact, the words seem tailor made for the program. That much was made crystal clear during testimony last week by those who’ve made inroads toward meeting requirements which sometimes behave like slippery eels when grasped.
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Peter Buxbaum, Government Health IT
“Does a “digital divide” separating health IT “haves” and “have-nots” threaten potential improvements in healthcare delivery and outcomes among minority communities in the United States? The answer is: it’s too early to tell, but few organizations are going out of their way to ensure minority and majority communities become equally wired for electronic health record systems.
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Lodewijk Bos, ICMCC
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l'Atelier
“Aux Etats-Unis, les médecins qui souhaitent offrir davantage de services à leurs patients tout en gagnant en visibilité doivent savoir saisir l’opportunité que représente le mobile, estime Pixineers. La start-up américaine propose un service de développement d’applications destiné aux acteurs du secteur de la santé.
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Zachary F. Meisel, Time
“The medical intern started her presentation with an eye roll. “The patient in Room 3 had some blood in the toilet bowl this morning and is here with a pile of Internet printouts listing all the crazy things she thinks she might have.”
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Larry Garber, Telegram
“When you have your annual physical, do you ever wonder what the doctor is writing in your medical record? Certainly, Elaine did in the 1996 “Seinfeld” episode, in which she tries to steal her own record from the physicians who secretively guard it.
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Black AD et al, PLoS Med, 8(1)
Background
There is considerable international interest in exploiting the potential of digital solutions to enhance the quality and safety of health care. Implementations of transformative eHealth technologies are underway globally, often at very considerable cost. In order to assess the impact of eHealth solutions on the quality and safety of health care, and to inform policy decisions on eHealth deployments, we undertook a systematic review of systematic reviews assessing the effectiveness and consequences of various eHealth technologies on the quality and safety of care.
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Adam Rothschild, KevinMD
“Electronic health record (EHR) systems are big news (and big money) these days.
Our government is pushing adoption and “meaningful use” of EHR systems because computerizing patient-specific clinical information can benefit our nation’s health care system.
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Julie M. Donnelly, Boston Business Journal
“Scott MacLean, the chief information officer at Newton Wellesley Hospital, has a bird’s eye view of what it really means to comply with the “Meaningful Use” guidelines the federal government has established to determine whether or not hospitals and doctors will be eligible for financial incentives tied to electronic health records initiatives.
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Reuters
“South African mobile operator MTN and insurer Sanlam said on Wednesday they have teamed up to offer health services through mobile handsets.
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Neil Versel, mobihealthnews
“While mobile geeks and tech pundits everywhere debate whether version 2.4 of the Android operating system will be called “Ice Cream” or “Ice Cream Sandwich” (hasn’t anyone bothered to ask David Lee Roth?), my guess is that people on the front lines of mobile healthcare are more excited about things like the smartphone-based ECG.
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Fiona Barr, e-Health Insider
“EMIS has announced that it has deployed its next generation system EMIS Web at 44 GP practices and a further 433 practices have ordered the system.
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“The healthcare industry worldwide needs a shot in the arm. Rising rates of chronic diseases require more complex healthcare services; ageing populations demand services for longer periods of time; medical technologies are becoming more sophisticated and more widely available, but also much more expensive.
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eHealthServer.eu
“An increasing ageing population and the associated need for healthcare services have heightened government attention on assisted living technologies, promoting the growth of this market in Europe. Early stages of technological and market development and limited awareness about the advantages of assisted living technologies threaten growth prospects. However, product customisation will help mitigate these challenges.
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