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Health care leaders lag on IT policy
I came across an interesting news article talking about Newt Gingrich and his frustration with the health care system’s unwillingness to adopt IT. He gave a presentation at this year’s HIMSS conference. Basically, he tells a story of how the youngest in our society are at ease with technology, pushing for more technology, and yet…
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eHealth in the news….
Where is telemedicine going? An interesting article that discusses the current state, challenges, and future of telemedicine. The author concludes that “telemedicine has already demonstrated many possibilities for the future. Those delivering healthcare have in many cases yet to understand those possibilities, and to take advantage of them”. It will be interesting to see what…
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Special issue on eHealth by IPTS Report
The most recent IPTS Report (a monthly report published by the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies affiliated with the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre) is titled “Aspects of eHealth“**. There are several interesting articles and is available in four other languages other than English. Seven articles are available online: “The challenges to the medical decision…
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What makes a healthy house?
I attended the 2004 Interior Design Show and there was an exhibit that caught my attention. The theme of this exhibit was “What makes you wealthy?”. I saw quite a bit of creativity and brilliance at the show designing and applying new materials, new designs, and new shapes. My question after visiting the design show…
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Spending up through 2013…
Health Affairs just released an article titled Health Spending Projections Through 2013 . I found the article very interesting because there is no mention of technology/ehealth spending. If we consider that spending on ehealth/technology is in the area of 2-5% of hospital operating budgets and probably something similar for other health groups, how come we…
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Most Wired….
I came across some interesting resources by the American Hospital Association (AHA). They run an annual survey of hospitals called “Health Care’s Most Wired“. The survey collects information on the use of ICTs by hospitals and creates a list of “most wired” hospitals in a variety of different categories. One of the main purposes of…
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Telehealth Resources
Here are some interesting telehealth resources that I’ve come across in the past few days: Health Telematics Unit @ University of Calgary UK Telehealth & eHealth Service Office for the Advancement of Telehealth Telehealth.net I will try and post some interesting articles on telehealth in the next few days.
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Ontario Hospital eHealth Council website v2
Here’s a link to the revised Ontario Hospital eHealth Council website. The Ontario Hospital eHealth Council “was established to provide hospital industry leadership in eHealth and support the implementation of eHealth solutions which can improve health outcomes and the management and delivery of care across the entire health system”. This council represents the hospital sector…
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