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EMR Electronic Medical Records to be 30 percent of global EMR markets in 2015 EMR is a part of healthcare […]

Tele-Health Prescribing Quality Healthcare for all

Telehealth can bridge the hospital infrastructure and service gap in India and promise quality healthcare to all. As a step […]

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ICT deployment in hospitals can cut operating costsOnce hospitals exceed a certain tipping point in its IT investments, they see […]

Orion and Cisco announce integration, sharing and reporting Public Health Data through New Medical Data Exchange Solution

An announcement was made by Orion Health, Inc. and Cisco regarding the Rhapsody AXP.

“we are now in a unique position” : Gary Cohen, iSOFT

iSOFT is one of the world’s largest providers of healthcare IT solutions. iSOFT designs, builds and delivers industry-leading software systems that serve the entire health sector.

We are now in a unique position

iSOFT is one of the worlds largest providers of healthcare IT solutions. iSOFT designs, builds and delivers industry-leading software systems that serve […]

IHTSDO announces free use of SNOMED CT in low-income countries

The International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO) announced that it will make Affiliate Licenses for the use of SNOMED CT available to users in low income countries free of charge, as they are in IHTSDO Member countries.

HIMSS investigates global EHR implementation

Recognising common threads that affect all EHR implementations in 15 countries, the Global Enterprise Task Force of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has released the white paper Electronic Health Records: A Global Perspective.

HL7: Standards in Interoperability : Susan Thomas, eHealth

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

Hospitals typically have many different computer systems used for everything from billing records to patient tracking.

Laboratory Information Systems: Coming to the Fore

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

LIS can ensure quicker availability of test results and analysis in ICUs, operating rooms or emergency room settings.

e-Health: Tangible Lessons from Canada : By Trevor Hodge

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

In response to strong public concern about wait times, Canada�s First Ministers committed to providing evidence-based wait time benchmarks for cancer, cardiac care, diagnostic imaging, joint replacement and sight restoration (cataract surgery).

Building Information Capacity for Better Health: US and Beyond : Ticia Gerber

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

The terms e-Health and health information technology (HIT) are used somewhat interchangeably in the United States.