AIIMS, India to go

The All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) of India is moving one step forward by becoming paperless institute.

A Framework for the Philippines PHR : Dr. Alvin B. Marcelo

[This article was published in the June 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

When patients are more involved in their own healthcare, including the management of their personal health data, they become active participants in their healthcare and become more responsible.

MOVING BEYOND HOSPITALS: E-PRESCRIPTIONS : Pushwaz Virk and David W. Bates

[This article was published in the November 2006 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

e-Prescribing is the process of medication prescribing in an outpatient setting, using an ambulatory Computerised Physician Order Entry systems application linked with clinical decision support that can in addition electronically send prescriptions or prescription-related information directly with the pharmacies or pharmacy benefit managers

Upgrading patient care technology beginning with St. Anthony’s Hospital, Effingham

The Hospital Sisters Health System plans to implement a new clinical, registration and patient accounting system, provided by Medical Information Technology Inc., or Meditech, beginning with St. Anthony’s Hospital in Effingham in October 2007.

RFID ensures safety in Thailand hospitals

Bangkok Hospital, one of the biggest hospitals in Thailand providing tertiary healthcare, has been studying a plan to implement RFID (radio frequency identification) technology to enhance the level of safety for its patients.