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: …

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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

People interested in attending the conference can visit http://www.telemedicon10.com/index.html for further information

Since 1980s, the ancestors' of healthcare professionals lead the use of computer in healthcare to improve the quality of patient care. This field was developed rapidly and renamed Health Informatics (HI) in 1998. At the same year, the UK Foresight Report clarified this field as HI examines the organizational, professional and technical issues involved in the use of information systems to support patient-centered healthcare delivery. It includes activities like clinical decision-making,… Continue

Interesting article in the CMAJ about Health Informatics in medical schools:



In a world where Canada will spend billions to computerize all health records by 2016, it seems almost simple minded to ask if Canadian medical schools have begun training their students in how to create, understand, and make best use of that data.



Simple minded in theory, but when a quartet of researchers at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia surveyed 16 of Canada’s 17 medical… Continue

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Thursday $83.9 million in grants to 45…

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Health Informatics Forum: Innovative Tools for Informed Decisions

Health informatics synthesizes relevant information technology tools with an understanding of health information and how it can be used to support better decisions and better health outcomes. The Health Informatics Forum will provide a hands-on opportunity to exchange ideas on informatics applications used in settings with low technical capacities and discuss how these tools inform decisionmakers at every level,…

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A recent report sponsored by Enterprise Ireland; "Connected Health in Ireland - An All Ireland Review, April 2010", states that

• "In future there will be a strong convergence of nursing and IT and the Island of Ireland has an opportunity to provide innovative multidisciplinary training in this direction to support the deployment of CH technologies

In the conclusions… Continue

Health informatics outsourcing requires a lot of scrutinization.one wrong decision can affect lives of many.And so medical industry getting chary of the service providers.

There are now lot of avenues via which medical industry submit their requirements and look for the service providers across the globe.

Are such avenues really helping the medical industry???? Is the inherent risk of outsourcing has been undermined?

What platforms you all prefer to submit your requirements??

I… Continue

Informatics professionals are becoming more and more sought after by the Healthcare providers particularly hospitals and clinics. My team and I are interviewing qualified professionals who may qualify for any of the following Informatics Positions ..



Anyone interested can apply and submit your resume in word file to: careers@jntconsulting.com or send to me directly at: juntee@jntconsulting.com



1. Position: Clinical Informatics Analyst III

Reports: Director of… Continue