Drs Ken Roberts and Jim Granfortuna on problems with electronic health records (from a debate on whether EHRs enhance patient care and education or not, 5/5/2013):

eHealth Week will be held in Dublin from MAy 13-15 this year. It looks like a very exciting program, especially the mobile health symposium which is being hosted by HIMSS Europe. 

 “eHealth solutions are critical in the delivery of a world class health system and offer significant opportunities for stimulating economic growth” said Dr James Reilly TD, Minister for Health in Ireland."

By: Kim Phan, Program and Marketing Coordinator, The Institute for Health Technology Transformation (iHT²)

The …

The new SMART helmet

This is pretty smart - "SMART helmet is the world’s first smart cycling helmet which monitors your heart rate without using a chest strap" …

Two new jobs on the Health Informatics Forum jobs board this week:

• Education and Informatics Technical Advisor at IntraHealth International (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
• Health Informatics Coordinator at ATCIC (Austin, Texas)

See all the jobs here:…

Interesting piece on healthcare execs being reliant on IT now more than ever.  Read more here: http://ricoh.emailsrvc.net/track/dl/1394/Wave_2_Healthcare_final_WEB.pdf

Harvard researchers find a way to re-identity anonymous research patients – take a look at this: …

Dan West on Histalk has written a nice piece on improving UX in healthcare: http://histalk2.com/2013/04/15/readers-write-five-ways-to-improve-the-healthcare-user-experience/

GE and Microsoft launches Caradigm:  http://www.ehi.co.uk/news/EHI/8537/ge-and-microsoft-launch-caradigm-in-uk          

There are approximately 1050 steps between the front door of our hospital to the side door of the attached Hospice facility.  Metaphorically speaking that is 1050 steps from hope to hopelessness for many.  It is so easy to look past the people who come through our…

Interesting read if you’re wondering what might be in store:  http://jamia.bmj.com/content/early/2013/03/27/amiajnl-2012-001508.short?g=w_jamia_ahead_tab

Without comprehensive educational support for both doctors and patients, frustration, confusion and complaints will arise from what should be a positive step forward in healthcare”  - A survey of UK doctors suggests clinicians are far less positive about the idea of sharing information than the government might like:…

Let us know what you think about the recent findings from this study particularly the comment “All of us think that interns spend too much time behind the computer” ….…

Early bird registration is available until the 26th April for Medinfo 2013 World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics in Copenhagen: http://www.medinfo2013.dk/registration

Get involved in the  www.ehi.co.uk EPR debate:   http://www.ehi.co.uk/news/ehi/8517/take-part-in-the-big-epr-debate

We're looking for a new m-Health Postdoc at the University of Oxford:

Postdoctoral Research Assistant in m-health

Department of Engineering Science, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford

Grade 7: £29,541 - £36,298 p.a.

The mobile health (mHealth) research team in the Biomedical Signal Processing and e-health group at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering in Oxford is continuing to expand.

We are now…

The School of Nursing and Health Professions (at USF) seeks a dynamic, visionary, and collaborative faculty leader to develop and direct a new Healthcare Informatics Program. In addition to the teaching, service, and scholarship responsibilities of a faculty member, the Director of the Healthcare Informatics program will work with faculty and administration to guide the program’s future direction and development both online and on-ground.

More details…

Component 6 of the MOOC is now live. Component 6 covers Health Management Information systems used in hospitals and healthcare settings.

Component 6 Units: …

In the recently released Department of Health Mandate, several objectives are laid out concerning the use of IT in the NHS:

In a digital age, it is crucial that the NHS not only operates at the limits of medical science, but also increasingly at the forefront of new technologies. The Board’s objective is to achieve a significant increase in the use…