Conclusions: A proportion of the public searches the Internet to obtain HRI for various reasons, which could have consequences on their health and relationship with their doctors. Therefore, doctors should be aware of the health information available online to help … Continued
Conclusions: Our study has found that successful health information exchange depends on policies that set clear goals and outline intended effects of HIT implementation without being overly prescriptive, and defines frameworks for guiding policy improvement in a continual and systematic … Continued
Conclusion: CDSSs used by RNs and NAs in nursing homes are still largely unexplored. A CDSS can be incorporated into the EHR to increase the meaningful use of these computerized systems in nursing home care. The effects of CDSS on … Continued
Conclusion: Adherence to protocol sampling rules increased by using decision support with a larger effect at the patient specific level. This led to a decrease in the percentage of hypoglycemia events and improved safety. The use of the CDSS at … Continued
Conclusions: EMOSTAT provides an effective way to re-focus the attention of the dialysis department on the treatment plan and on its implementation. The automatic data collection and the design philosophy of EMOSTAT allowed the routine use of the system. (Source: … Continued
Conclusion: RTMM with SMS reminders improves adherence of type 2 diabetes patients, especially the precision with which patients follow their prescribed regimen, and is well accepted by patients.Trial registration: Netherlands Trial Register NTR1882. (Source: International Journal of Medical Informatics).
Conclusion: SMS messaging can help Brazilian women living with HIV/AIDS to adhere to antiretroviral therapy for a period of at least 4 months. In general, the results are encouraging because the SMS messages stimulated more participants in the intervention group … Continued
Varian Medical Systems Signs Agreement to Acquire Bio-Imaging Research; Acquisition to Strengthen Varian’s Security and Inspection Product Offerings – April 25, 2007 Varian Medical Systems, Inc. today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Bio-Imaging Research, Inc., a privately-held … Continued
MEDITECH Upgrades Conference Platform With AT&T – March 15, 2007 AT&T Inc. today announced an agreement to upgrade the conference platform used by Medical Information Technology, Inc., a leading software vendor in the health care informatics industry. The migration to … Continued
TheraDoc(R) Awarded Patents for Expert System Platform(R) and Interface Technologies – July 9, 2007 TheraDoc(R) announced today that the standards-based core technology for the TheraDoc product line, the Expert System Platform(R) (ESP), is now patented..