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: The amount of online health-related information and services is consistently growing; however, it appears that the general population experiences many skill-related problems, particularly those related to information and strategic Internet skills, and they become very important when it comes … 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: The ED clinicians experience positive effects of electronic over dry-erase whiteboards. However, their assessment of electronic whiteboards depends on their staff group, evolves over time, and differs from that of paediatric clinicians. These results likely affect clinicians’ acceptance of … Continued
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
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
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
Seaside Therapeutics Announces Formation of Board of Directors – August 24, 2006 Seaside Therapeutics today announced the appointment of Steven E. Hyman, MD and Geoffrey Duyk, MD, PhD as founding members of its Board of Directors. Harvard University Provost, Professor … Continued
EnovateIT Provides Rubbermaid Mobile EMAR Solution for Southern Ocean County Hospital – March 27, 2007 Southern Ocean County Hospital adopts fully integrated, ready-to-roll medication workstation solution from EnovateIT to facilitate eMAR implementation. The med carts and medication transfer system enhances … Continued