A rare treat! We have an original article by Prof Denis Protti, Professor, Health Information Science at University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, written especially for this Record Access Collaborative edition.
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A poll of over 200 GPs has found that almost 60% of them have been approached by patients wanting to opt-out of the summary care record, before the system has even been rolled out in their area.
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e-Health Insider, June 5, 2007
Hannan A, Webber F. Medical and Care Compunetics 4, 2007
The relationship between doctors and patients is changing as patients live longer but with a greater incidence of chronic disease.
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“Electronic medical record systems are no guarantee that diabetes patients will get better care, a new study finds.”
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HealthDay News, June 7, 2007
Electronic Medical Records and Diabetes Quality of Care: Results From a Sample of Family Medicine Practices
(Full Article, Annals of Family Medicine)
“Guidance on how the two elements of the NHS electronic patient record the detailed and summary records – will work in England has been released by the Department of Health.”
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e-Health Insider, 19 June 2007
“The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has a new project to learn how to persuade older Americans to begin using personal health records on the Internet.”
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Nancy Ferris, Government Health IT News, 25 June 2007
June 30, 2007 |
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Teens can now use Kaiser e-mail site Bill Scanlon in: Rocky Mountain News Storing medical info under your skin in: Yahoo! News ROI does not drive EMR adoption Richard Pizzi in: Healthcare IT News EHealthEurope.net health IT news portal launched Doctors need guidance on mobile technology use in: e-Hralth Insider Summary Care Record now caters for cautious patients in: e-Health Insider Telemonitoring health catches on in Hawaii Greg Wiles in: Honolulu Advertiser |
June 24, 2007 |
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IT makes medicine a team sport, expert says Nancy Ferris in: Government Health IT Can Motion Sensors Predict Dementia? Lauran Neergaard in: Washington Post Docs ditch clipboards: Medical records go electronic Susannah Patton in: NWA News Proposed standards aim to add legal clout to EHRs Bernie Monegain in: Healthcare IT News |
June 17, 2007 |
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In a Switch, Online Patient Groups Inform Researchers Jacob Goldstein in: The Wall Street Journal Blog Columbus to partake in pilot cancer program Andrea V. Hernandez in: Ledger Enquirer GAO: Sensitive healthcare data still at risk Bernie Monegain in: Healthcare IT News Analysis: Health IT’s privacy factor Rosalie Westenskow in: UPI Rural health connections: Telemedicine brings specialists via technology to southwest Montana Maryanne Davis Silve in: Montana Standard EHR specification provides international benefits Kayt Sukel in: Healthcare IT NewsWeek |
June 10, 2007 |
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New Windows and Doors Sir? Dr Ian Banks in: e-Health Insider Prescription info now available online in an emergency Nancy Ferris in: Government Health IT The un-health record Nancy Ferris in: Government Health IT Parkway installs bedside computer technology Catherine Godbey in: The Decatur Daily Patients opting out of CRS away from pilot sites in: e-Health Insider Smyth: One size does not fit all Jack B. Smyth in: Government Health IT Telephone heart checks a success in: BBC News |
