eHealth Policy and Research

“For two decades the European Commission has contributed to the improvement of healthcare by supporting the research and development of new technologies that can change the way we get health treatment. With i2010, the Commission’s strategic framework to create a European Information Society for growth and jobs, the focus is now on meeting the health care needs of our ageing population.”
Article
eHealthNews.eu, 3 November 2008

Hospital rooms of the future smarter

“The hospital room of the future is more interactive, integrated and efficient.
An example of such a room, developed by Cerner Corp., a health-care information technology company, was showcased at the University of Utah’s School of Medicine on Monday.”
Article
Lynne Wilde II, Deseret News, 14 October 2008

Doctors and the DEA

“Proposed rules that would let doctors electronically prescribe controlled substances could raise the security bar in ways that frustrate health care providers.
E-prescribing is in a bit of a bind. The practice is caught between a federal directive that aims to encourage adoption and another that serves to inhibit use.”
Article
John Moore, Government Health IT, 26 September 2008

Information technology critical to nationwide redesign of HAI prevention

“A nationwide redesign to reduce healthcare-associated infections is in the works, using information technology to build a national definition of prevention.”
Article
Chelsey Ledue, Healthcare IT News, 25 September 2008

Coalition Pushes Medical Device ID

“A coalition of provider, consumer, research and quality organizations has sent a letter to Food and Drug Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach asking for a timeline for when the agency will publish a rule to mandate a unique identification system for medical devices.”
Article
Health Data Management, 1 April 2008

The Safe Implementation of Research into Healthcare Practice

Abstract:
Miscommunication, misunderstanding and outright error have all played significance roles in triggering Adverse Events across the spectrum of health care delivery. As a means of countering these effects this paper outlines a twin track approach. This firstly focuses on developing a care pathway modelling approach both as the basis for better understanding of interdisciplinary process interaction, and also as a means of rapid access to relevant clinical knowledge. This is then set in the context of the human behavioural issues that can all too easily prejudice patient safety. It also explores the potential to apply the large body of knowledge and experience in risk management techniques applied to life critical decision taking under high stress conditions.

Bryan MANNING and Stephen BENTON^b
University of Westminster, School of Informatics and Centre for Business Information, Organisation, and Process Management, Westminster Business School
^b Business Psychology Centre, University of Westminster, Department of Psychology

To be published in “Medical and Care Compunetics 5″, IOSPress, 2008.
To be presented at the ICMCC Event 2008.