Yesterday I spoke on a panel about mobile data integrity. The idea was to have a conversation about how international development projects using mobile phones for data collection can ensure that the integrity of the data they collect isn’t compromised in any way...They need guidance on how to implement their projects safely, guidance on how to use today’s tools right now. Read More »

We reported a few weeks ago on telehealth finding new utility in healthcare, completely apart from the usual physician-to-patient video Read More »

As more and more people recognize the power of the connections that new technologies, and especially mobile phones, facilitate, there has been an increasing amount of concern. These concerns range from the safety of people using these technologies to the quality of the information traveling through mobile and Internet systems. Read More »

Use of electronic health record software is slowly but surely rising in physicians' offices across the U.S. In particular, more mid-sized and large practices are implementing EHR systems, according to a recent survey by healthcare marketing solutions firm SK&A. Read More »

Duke University has a rich history in health informatics. Our long standing strengths in computer-based medical records, integrated advanced information management systems, and medical instrumentation have Duke uniquely poised to address the challenges faced by the changing health care landscape... Read More »

North Chicago's James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, the remodeled Illinois hospital which has served as a pilot for Veterans Affairs- and Defense-department facility collaboration, began pushing the limits of AHLTA and VistA interaction before the integrated electronic health record project began. But the bits and pieces of progress at Lovell will form the bedrock of iEHR, said Col. Read More »

I'm often asked why healthcare has been slow to automate its processes compared to other industries such as the airlines, shipping/logistics, or the financial services industry. Many clinicians say that healthcare is different. Read More »

[Dr. Alvin Marcelo] working on a plan to use a set of free, open source applications to produce aggregated information that can help health-sector leaders address gaps and take steps to improve health outcomes. “No single software can serve all the needs of everyone in the health sector,” says Dr. Alvin Marcelo, associate professor of surgery and medical informatics at the University of the Philippines Manila. He’s working on a plan to use a set of free, open source applications to produce aggregated information that can help health-sector leaders address gaps and take steps to improve health outcomes.

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If you plan to adopt the USDA’s MyPlate food guide, it will cost the average U.S. Read More »

At the end of August, the Foundation Board posted an announcement about progress of discussions with IHTSDO concerning governance of archetypes and SNOMED terminology, expecting to be in a position to report back by mid-October...there has as yet been no feedback and thus we have not been able to provide any more information...there will be a formal response soon, and at that stage we will be able to discuss the outcome more widely. Read More »