Analysis and Evaluation of EHR Approaches

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Consent-based Access to Core EHR Information

Methods of Information in Medicine 2009 48 2: 144-148.

The core EHR provides a generic basis that may be used as a pilot for a national patient summary. Examples of a wider use of the core EHR can be: shared individual plans to support continuity of care, summary of the patient’s contacts with health providers in different organizations, and core EHR information such as important diagnoses, allergies and contact information. Extensive electronic cooperation and communication requires that all partners adjust their documentation practices to fit with other actors’ needs. The implementation effects on future work practices will be followed by researchers.

Issue 2 2009 – Schattauer Publishers

An Affordable Fix for Modernizing Medical Records – WSJ.com

At a time when the administration will penalize hospitals for not bringing their information technology out of the dark ages, a bright spot has emerged: free software created by the VA that still costs money to install and maintain, but often less than the offerings from private vendors.

An Affordable Fix for Modernizing Medical Records – WSJ.com

Microsoft: Dollars Won’t Cure Health Care

Microsoft: Dollars Won’t Cure Health Care – Forbes.com

Cost of Obama e-health plan could reach $100B – NYTimes.com

Many said that the price tag could be closer to $100 billion and that implementation could take up to 10 years.

Cost of Obama e-health plan could reach $100B – NYTimes.com

Value of EHRs becomes clearer – Encourage consumers to take ownership – Managed Healthcare Executive

ONE LESSON THAT HEALTHCARE learned from hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 was that paper medical records, and those on disks and servers, are incredibly vulnerable.

Value of EHRs becomes clearer – Encourage consumers to take ownership – Managed Healthcare Executive

Prevention via digitalization — baltimoresun.com

Shifting to electronic health records would save billions of dollars and improve millions of lives

Prevention via digitalization — baltimoresun.com

Professors Call For Regulation Of Electronic Health Records

The professors suggest that CCHIT oversight be replaced by governmental oversight and that an extensive testing and approval process be established.

Professors Call For Regulation Of Electronic Health Records

Research Shows Nursing Homes Lead the Way in Electronic Health Record Use

The rate of nursing homes using electronic information systems (EIS) is considerably higher than previous estimates and compares favorably to other health care settings, according to a new study released by the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA).

Research Shows Nursing Homes Lead the Way in Electronic Health Record Use

Bank bailout puts £12.7bn NHS computer project in jeopardy | Society | The Guardian

The future of the NHS’s £12.7bn computer programme was in doubt last night after its managers acknowledged further delays in introducing a system for the electronic storage and transmission of patients’ records.

Bank bailout puts £12.7bn NHS computer project in jeopardy | Society | The Guardian