Volume 1 / Issue 3 Autumn 2006
- IT
- 19/11/2006
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READ MOREDear Reader, While healthcare organisations continuously move towards integrating their healthcare information systems and adopting electronic health records, prescription, laboratory and scheduling systems (amongst others), the scrutiny placed on medical errors increases. As healthcare organisations grapple with these challenges, many questions...
READ MOREThe European Association of Healthcare IT Managers (HITM) HITM recently exhibited at the World of Health IT Conference and Exhibition, held 10-13 October in Geneva, Switzerland. The event proved to be a success, providing an opportunity to raise the awareness of HITM and forge new relationships with other healthcare IT-related organisations in...
READ MOREAuthor Sonja Planitzer Editor Euromedical Communications [email protected] www.emceurope.com The Court of Justice of the European Communities The Court of Justice of the European Communities (ECJ) is the judicial institution of the European Union. It was set up under the European Coal and Steel Community in...
READ MOREAuthors Jane Rasmussen Danish Centre for Health Telematics [email protected] www.cfst.dk Henning Voss Danish Centre for Health Telematics [email protected] www.cfst.dk With the introduction of eHealth services to the Baltic Sea Region, the Baltic eHealth project aims to provide for more equal treatment opportunities...
READ MOREHealthcare, research and surveillance entities currently operate advantage of modern information technology, a common understanding has to be developed. This can independently, with costly and time-consuming redundant data collection. Considering the rising cost of healthcare, the complexities of research, and the threat of widespread disease, it is...
READ MOREAuthor Miguel Cabrer González eHealth Advisor Innovation, Research and Communication Consulting, S.L. [email protected] www.ircconsulting.eu The Integration Question Over the past 10 years, computer-based patient record systems have been increasingly used in hospitals the new technological era we are living...
READ MOREDear Reader, As globalisation increases, healthcare facilities across the world are becoming more and more inundated with the need to transfer, process and store growing amounts of data and images. Coupled with the adoption of global network infrastructures and networking concepts, the need to create, test and adopt international healthcare...
READ MOREAuthor Dr. Kai U. Heitmann Chair, HL7 Germany Director of International Affiliates – Board of Directors HL7 USA [email protected] www.hl7.org As healthcare organisations begin to concentrate on improving efficiency and quality, the optimal cooperation of all involved parties becomes paramount. To reach...
READ MOREAuthor Bernd Behrend Vice President German Association of Hospital IT Managers [email protected] www.kh-it.de On 20 – 21 September 2006, the 10th Anniversary of the foundation of the German Association of Hospital IT Managers (KH-IT) was celebrated with a special anniversary meeting in...
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