Rockland healthcare providers learn how to go paperlessLocal healthcare providers last night got a glimpse of what a paperless practice might look like and how it could increase the quality of their patient care.
... Comments (0)Source: The Journal News.com, USPosted: Friday, March 09, 2007Internet records speed health careA first-in-province local health care solution could be the key to tackling longer wait times in Eastern Ontario. Wilmer Matthews, chairman of Eastern Ontario's Champlain health network, said 18 of the region's 20 hospitals are now able to share patient records electronically. All 20 of the region's hospitals are due to be linked together by the fall.
... Comments (0)Source: Canoe.ca, CanadaPosted: Thursday, March 08, 2007Information on 2,900 patients stolen with laptopOntario Privacy Commissioner urges officials to encrypt personal health data
... Comments (0)Source: Globe and Mail, CanadaPosted: Thursday, March 08, 2007Texas health center taps Semantic WebThe University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is using Semantic Web technology to boost its bio-surveillance effort.
... Comments (0)Source: FCW.com, USPosted: Thursday, March 08, 2007India Poised For Big Growth In TelemedicineLow cost products could facilitate faster spread of telemedicine in developing countries and India poised for a "big growth" in the sector, Michael Nerlich, President, International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth said today. Addressing reporters here through teleconference from Regemburgh University in Germany, he said low cost products could promote telemedicine in a big way.
... Comments (0)Source: Space Daily, USPosted: Wednesday, March 07, 2007Patient control of EHR data on network gets mixed reactionThe Health and Human Services Department has received mixed reviews for its decision to insist that the next iteration of the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) allow patients to control who sees their electronic health records on the network.
... Comments (0)Source: Government Health IT, USPosted: Wednesday, March 07, 2007Sensitive info won't be included in Electronic Medical Record system: KhawMPs have expressed their concerns over the potential abuse of a one Singaporean, one Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system.
... Comments (0)Source: Channel News Asia, Singapore Posted: Wednesday, March 07, 2007Healthy health advice onlineWhen searching for health advice online, consumers often reject websites with high quality medical information in favour of those with a human touch, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
... Comments (0)Source: News-Medical.net, AustraliaPosted: Wednesday, March 07, 2007HIPAA privacy rule still causing confusionIt's been more than 10 years since the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act became law, but many healthcare practitioners across the country are still unsure of what the law requires and how its provisions interact with other state and federal privacy laws, according to participants in a federally funded healthcare privacy research project who are meeting in Bethesda, Md., this week.
... Comments (0)Source: ModernHealthcare.com, USPosted: Wednesday, March 07, 2007EHR disconnect exacerbates Walter Reed woesDespite more than five years of work, the Defense and the Veterans Affairs departments still have problems sharing electronic health records (EHRs), according to Cynthia Bascetta, director for health care at the Government Accountability Office, testifying March 5 to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
... Comments (0)Source: Government Health IT, USPosted: Wednesday, March 07, 2007