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

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) just released several datasets, to include how our HIT Regional Extension Centers (RECs) are doing with the promotion and adoption of electronic health records. ONC funded the creation of 62 RECs in the United States with the goal of promoting HIT adoption, particularly among primary care physicians who practice in rural underserved areas. 

As of April 2012…

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The HEA mental health SIG presentation yesterday on Hodges' model was very well received. The other sessions were also very interesting and of direct relevance to my role in the care of older adults and mental health. The other sessions were on national…

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The NI2009 nursing informatics congress (www.ni2009.org) has just wrapped up in Helsinki, Finland. There was an update on the Scottish progress of electronic patient records by Heather Strachan.

Scotland spends about 2.5% of NHS on ehealth. Both patients and providers provide input into content of the health records/portals and architecture is designed around multiple interfaces/sources.



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Observations from a distance - Health 2.0 Conference Part 2.

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