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Is the VA killing VistA? Say it ain't so
As longer-term readers know, this newsletter has praised the VA's efforts with open-source EMR VistA since we first got started. VistA is, in short, a Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: British EMR system rollout faces long delays
It's looking like Britain's National Health Service will face some very long delays in rolling out its planned nationwide EMR system, which will serve 50 million patients and link more than 30,000 Read more...
Should EMRs offer research capabilities?
Maybe it sounds like a crazy question, but how do you use your EMR system? Are you dedicating it entirely to supporting direct patient care, or do you expect to use it to conduct research, too? I Read more...
Kaiser finishes major phase of costly EMR project
Kaiser has put the finishing touches on a major phase of its costly, high-profile EMR project, giving all of its 8.7 million enrollees and 13,000 physicians access to its outpatient system. To date, Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Telemedicine system links India, Ethiopia;KY county lets EMTs send patient data wirelessly; and much more...
> Here's an interesting telehealth project; a new pilot has linked hospitals in rural Ethiopia with India's leading cardiac institute. Read more...
ALSO NOTED: RI considers privacy, security legislation for HIE; U of Arizona telemedicine program succeeding; and much more...
> Rhode Island is considering a bill which would address privacy and security issues related to data sharing within its planned HIE. Read more...
ALSO NOTED: NJ Blue plan sees laptop-based data loss; Democratic coalition stumps for e-prescribing; and much more...
> New Jersey's largest health insurance plan is warning the public that personal information on about 300,000 members was lost when a laptop was stolen. Read more...
When it comes to EMRs, cost is an easy target
When it comes to EMRs, cost is an easy target Today, in one of the stories I scanned to prepare this issue, I came across this headline in the august pages of Modern Healthcare: "Survey: Financial Read more...
Case study: U of Pittsburgh tests "smart rooms"
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is testing a new approach to sharing data with its clinicians, using a new type of patient room it calls a "smart room." The six new rooms, which are Read more...
ALSO NOTED: New England group builds telehealth network; PA health system builds shared EMR with DoD; and much more...
> The New England Telehealth Consortium has announced that it is developing a network which will link 555 clinics, physician offices, hospitals, public health centers and universities in Maine, Read more...
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