Accepting Chaos
2012 06 Mar
Sir, Jim Quiggle's feature on 'Enterprise Architecture' (Issue 3/4, 2010) needs to be showcased because of two factors, both of which are rare in the IT world: to make a case for the fact that our business is still more art than science, and secondly, that like good artists, we must understand and accept chaos. After all, one of the most cutting-edge...Read more
E-Health on Track According to the European Commission
2009 04 Apr
The European Commission has published an update on its Lead Market Initiative (LMI) for e-health. The report indicates that it is too early to notice any market growth as a result of the LMI activities. E-Health was chosen to be one of the six markets of the LMI due to its market potential in terms of growing demand and market growth opportunities,...Read more
Dark Fibre PC Network-Public Internet Access Points in 5 Hospital
2009 03 Jan
Author Jan Pejchal / ICT Manager,Masaryk Hospital in Usti nad Labem Regional Health Corp. Martin Zeman, Martin Hostas Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic [email protected] Masaryk Hospital in Usti nad Labem Regional Health Corporation (“Krajska zdravotni, a.s.”) consists of 5 hospitals with a long tradition...Read more
Managing Security Access
2008 01 Feb
Author Neil A. Halpern is Chief of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York and Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York. Wireless technology offers a viable opportunity to...Read more
Lizards, Dust and Vaccinations
2007 31 Dec
Author John Rigstad Director of Information Services, Medair. ICT is vital to the success of disaster relief operations. However, its implementation is fraught with some unusual challenges, especially for Medair, one of the world’s handful of ISO 9001-certified humanitarian aid organisations. Alongside the...Read more
Managing Security Access
2007 01 Jan
Author Chris Sullivan Vice President, Customer Solutions Courion Corporation [email protected] www.courion.com With aging populations, healthcare continues to expand into one of the largest industries across the European Union. Along with this have come vast changes in both organisational structures and supporting technologies....Read more
New Technologies Accelerate EHR Growth
2006 03 Apr
What 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 more
