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Hopping along toward better health in Western Australia

Posted Monday, February 11, 2008 3:02 AM by hlthblog
Regular HealthBlog readers know that I often find symbolism in things that I see as I travel the world. In Japan it was a wooden bridge in a serene garden. In Switzerland it was the Swiss Army Knife. In Banff Canada it was a ladder reaching toward a star Read More...
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Warning! For American clinicians only

Posted Tuesday, January 29, 2008 12:02 PM by hlthblog
OK, I hope the headline caught your attention. If you are a clinician, keep reading. If you are not a doctor, nurse or other healthcare provider it's OK to read this too. In fact, you probably should. A regular theme on HealthBlog has been the growing Read More...
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Unified Communications as a platform for healthcare sign and language interpreter services

Posted Wednesday, January 02, 2008 2:36 PM by hlthblog
I'm back in the saddle after taking a few weeks of much needed vacation and family time over the Holidays. Forgive me for lapsing on my weekly HealthBlog postings, and for my failure to wish my loyal readers Seasons Greetings and Happy New Year. Right Read More...
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Going Green: Another ROI for the EMR

Posted Friday, November 30, 2007 6:49 PM by hlthblog
A year ago last February my life almost came to an end. My wife and I were driving down a country lane when out of the corner of my right eye, I saw a flash of green. At that exact moment my wife uttered "Oh my God". I saw her cover her head and then Read More...
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A Common User Interface to Clinical Systems: Making it real

Posted Friday, July 13, 2007 12:38 PM by hlthblog
On October 21st, 2005, I wrote an entry on this Blog about the need for a more common and intuitive user interface to clinical information systems. Here's part of that entry: ***************************************************** Jim Lynch, R.N. is quoted Read More...
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Culture and age as an impediment to the adoption of healthcare IT

Posted Thursday, June 28, 2007 1:56 PM by hlthblog
A friend sent me a link to an article written for SearchCIO.com by senior editor, Kate Evans-Corriea. Ms. Evans-Corriea's article entitled " Age Does Matter " reflects on what she says was a common theme at Gartner's recent Symposium ITxpo . That theme Read More...
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The Story on MedStory

Posted Thursday, April 05, 2007 2:04 PM by hlthblog
One of the big announcements during HIMSS last February was Microsoft’s acquisition of a company specializing in medical search. That company is called MedStory . Recently, I caught up with MedStory founder and CEO, Dr. Alain Rappaport , M.D., Ph.D., Read More...
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Motion Computing C5 Mobile Clinical Assistant: Right device, right time

Posted Wednesday, February 21, 2007 4:27 PM by hlthblog
A surefire big hit at HIMSS this year will be Motion Computing's new C5 Mobile Clinical Assistant . Billed as the first ultra mobile wireless computer made specifically to address the workflow needs of doctors, nurses and other clinicians, the C5 is truly Read More...
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Microsoft Exchange Hosted Services: Right solution, right time, right price for healthcare

Posted Tuesday, December 12, 2006 2:14 PM by hlthblog
If you are charged with managing e-mail, messaging, and other forms of electronic communication and collaboration in a healthcare organization large or small, you will be very interested in learning more about Exchange Hosted Services from Microsoft. Read More...
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New Audiocast: Asklepios--Hospital of the Future

Posted Sunday, October 22, 2006 1:37 PM by hlthblog
As I've traveled the world, I've come to appreciate the fact that some of the most innovative work in healthcare information technology is happening outside of the Unitied States. One such example is the Asklepios Hospital near Hamburg, Germany. In this Read More...
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Medicine on the Net: If not now, when?

Posted Thursday, October 12, 2006 4:21 PM by hlthblog
Next week I'm off to Toronto, Canada, to make a keynote address at the 11th World Congress on Internet in Medicine . The Congress is being coordinated by the Centre for Global eHealth Innovation in Toronto and brings together several prestigious groups Read More...
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