November 22, 2010
“At TEDMED, Eric Dishman makes a bold argument: The US health care system is like computing circa 1959, tethered to big, unwieldy central systems: hospitals, doctors, nursing homes. As our aging population booms, it’s imperative, he says, to create personal, networked, home-based health care for all.”
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November 19, 2010
After almost three decades in the doldrums, primary healthcare renewal has accelerated dramatically in Canada since 2000. However, progress has been uneven across the country, with some jurisdictions striding boldly forward while others have been more tentative in undertaking reform. Although innovation in primary healthcare is occurring in every province and territory, what sets the past decade apart is the implementation and scaling up of innovations in the organization, funding and delivery of primary healthcare to the system level in several provinces. This casebook documents many of the innovations being implemented across Canada.
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November 4, 2010
We often marvel at the impact increasingly sophisticated technology has had on medical procedures, pushing the boundaries and turning the improbable into possible.
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October 25, 2010
Research has shown that the introduction of health information systems (HISs) can reduce the likelihood of medical errors. However, there is a growing body of evidence that suggests that if it is not designed or implemented properly, a HIS can actually cause or induce health professionals to make medical errors (i.e., technology-induced errors).
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October 21, 2010
In this article, we describe a framework that we have developed for improving the effectiveness of critical decision-making in selecting information systems.
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October 19, 2010
[The] Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital in Forlì, Emilia Romagna (Northeast of Italy), has been among the first ones in the country to test the use of surgical checklists… The checklist in the operating room aims to make sure that all the planned safety procedures have been respected and followed before, during and after the surgical interventions.
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October 15, 2010
[Finland] is famous for a good system for healthcare and social welfare, which is based on extensive public responsibility and tax funding. The vision for 2015 Ministry of Social Affairs and Health view that information and communication technology can enable the efficient management of client information and process management using real-time data
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