Mr. HISTalk nominations for 2008 HISsies Award

Yes folks it is that time of the year again. Mr. HIStalk – HISsies nomination for 2008: your nominations for “The Brutally Honest Healthcare Information Systems Awards” in 18 categories are now welcome. Among them: who’s the worst vendor, what’s the biggest HIT news story of the year, who is the HIS industry figure [...]

Epilepsy Follow-up Care through Telemedicine

Feasibility of epilepsy follow-up care through telemedicine: A pilot study on the patient’s perspective.
Ahmed SN et al. – Cost analysis and patient satisfaction with telemedicine in epilepsy care…Telemedicine production costs are similar to the patients’ savings in traveling and lost productivity. About 90% of patients in both groups were satisfied with the quality of [...]

64% of Nurses Believe Wireless Infrastructure Not Reliable

According to a study released by Spyglass Consulting Group, the results of a comprehensive end-user market study focused on the current state of computing adoption by nurses across the United States. Spyglass conducted more than 100 in-depth telephone interviews with nurses working in acute care and ambulatory environments nationwide to better understand how point [...]

Nurses Often Left Out of Health IT Initiatives

Nurses are generally not included in widespread health IT adoption initiatives or asked how they feel IT can affect care delivery. Maximizing nurses’ input and providing them with training are two places where IT vendors and hospitals should focus to integrate nurses and IT, experts say.

http://www.ihealthbeat.org/articles/2007/12/14/Nurses-Often-Left-Out-of-Health-IT-Initiatives.aspx?a=1

GP Launches YouTube Health Films

A GPs’ surgery in mid Wales has launched a series of health education films on YouTube, better known as a website featuring home videos. Advice about flu vaccination and cervical screening are two of the topics covered by Builth and Llanwrtyd Medical Practice in Powys.
Doctors said they wanted to help educate their 7,700 patients and [...]