AMIA Applauds Appointment of Dr. Robert Kolodner as Interim National Coordinator for Health Information Technology – September 21, 2006 The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) and its board of directors congratulate Robert Kolodner, MD, on his appointment as the Interim … Continued
eNotes Systems’ Executives to Attend American Telemedicine Association (ATA) West Program – July 24, 2006 eNotes Systems, Inc. announced today that executives from the company will be attending the American Telemedicine Association’s “ATA West” program in Marina del Rey, CA, … Continued
Conclusion: Introduction of an electronic nursing documentation system did not reduce the proportion of time nursing staff spent on documentation. This may in part have been a result of the practice of documenting some information items on paper and others … Continued
Conclusions: The EMR was associated with the declining patterns of length of stay, infection rate, and mortality rate. It had no positive effect on patient costs. (Source: International Journal of Medical Informatics).
Highlights: ? Knowledge and attitude were not predictive of perceived usefulness or perceived ease of use among health workers in Nigeria. ? Endemic barriers to technology are an important addition to the TAM in low-resource settings. ? End-user preference should … Continued
Discussion: Care quality in RWP settings can be improved with HIE tools facilitating linkage, retention and coordination of care. When fully leveraged, HIE interventions have the potential to improve coordination of care and thereby enhance patient health outcomes. (Source: International … Continued