Dear Reader, Welcome to the first issue of Healthcare IT Management , the official voice of the European Association of Healthcare IT Managers (EAHITM), a central, credible communications platform to its members and relevant stakeholders. Healthcare systems in Europe are complex, both in terms of organisation and technologies....
READ MOREMembership As the only pan-European association dedicated to healthcare IT management, EAHITM offers its members unique opportunities to: + participate in advocacy groups that impact EU healthcare IT legislation; + share your knowledge with and learn from the experiences of your peers; + learn industry best practices...
READ MOREECRI Europe Weltech Centre Ridgeway Welwyn Garden City Herts AL7 2AA United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1707 871511 Fax: +44 (0)1707 393138 [email protected] www.ecri.org.uk ECRI (formerly the Emergency Care Research Institute) is a nonprofit health services research agency and a Collaborating...
READ MOREAuthor Dr. Jerome H. Carter, MD, FACP Title: Principal Organisation: Neck, Time and Money Informatics, Inc., USA Email: [email protected] Web: www.ntminformatics.com The Key to Successful EHR Selection Selecting an Electronic Health Record (EHR) is a daunting task. Although...
READ MOREWhat to Consider Before Using a Specific EHR System In most healthcare settings, two types of users of the EHRs can be identified - primary and secondary. Each group has specific needs that should be reflected in EHR features and functions. Primary users are those who provide direct patient care. This group uses the EHR for record-keeping and...
READ MOREAuthors Artsiom Anishchanka Title: Programmer Engineer Organisation: United Institute of Informatics Problems, National Academy of Sciences, Belarus Email: [email protected] Dmitry Mozheyko Title: Post-graduate student Organisation: United Institute of Informatics Problems, National...
READ MOREAuthors Dr. Simonetta Scalvini Title: Head of Telemedicine dept. Organisation: IRCCS Salvatore Maugeri Foundation,Italy Email: [email protected] Web: www.fsm.it Dr. A. Giordano Title: Head of the Cardiology dept. Organisation: IRCCS Salvatove Maugeri Foundation, Italy...
READ MOREInterviewee: David Ingram Title: Director Organisation: Centre for Health Informatics and Multiprofessional Education (CHIME), University College London, England Email: [email protected] Web: www.chime.ucl.ac.uk Please Tell Us a Little Bit About Chime. What are Your Current Top 3...
READ MOREHealthcare System In the UK, the whole population is covered by the National Health System (NHS), which is financed through general taxation and run by the Department of Health. However, responsibility for the purchasing of health care services across the UK rests at the constituent country level: Primary Care Trusts in England, Health Boards...
READ MOREIntreview Dr. Jonathan Elion Title: Chief Medical Officer Organisation: Agfa HealthcCare, Belgium Web: www.agfa.com In this issue’s Industry Interview, we asked Dr. Jonathan Elion, the new CMO of AGFA Healthcare, about the challenges and opportunities of cardiology image management and what...
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