Canada
Canada’s electronic health record projects have quadrupled since 2004, according to the head of the Canadian health IT agency. Investment in EHRs is said to have increased by 12% in the past year alone.
Ehr emr
US-wide EHRs priced at USD 150 billion
The full implementation of a digital US healthcare system, with integrated networked electronic health records (EHR) in all U.S. doctors
Launch of Stimulus Simplicity program by GE
To help doctors and medical centers adopt electronic medical records (EMRs) more efficiently, GE Healthcare and GE Capital have jointly launched the Stimulus Simplicity program.
CitiusTech’s patient registration solution now on HealthVault
CitiusTech, a leading provider of healthcare technology solutions
BCBS signs with Google Health
Massachusetts
Kaiser, Microsoft test medical records technology
Kaiser Permanente and Microsoft Corp. recently announced a partnership that the two giant companies hope will push forward the effort to digitize medical records and safely transfer sensitive health data.
Award for open source application for analysing health data
Health Atlas Ireland, an Open Source application to analyse health related datasets using geographical information systems (GIS) and statistical software, was one of twenty projects that were given the ‘Prime Minister Public Service Excellence Award’.
Google Health launched
Internet search giant Google yesterday unveiled Google Health, its online personal health record service, which enables consumers to manage their health records, use online health tools and get health advice online.
Pan-European health network planned
Smart Open Services (SOS) is a pan-European ehealth project facilitating cross-border healthcare. The project aims to develop services providing patients travelling across Europe with access to high-quality care.
Health record microchip injected under skin
Healthcare RFID systems provider VeriChip Corporation has launched its first-ever direct-to-consumer marketing campaign for its personal health record microchip which is injected under the skin of patients.
Connected health in Balearic Islands
All public hospitals and around 80 connected Primary Health Centers in the Balearic Islands are now connected to a joint network, where the use of a master patient index is enabling Balearic doctors to access patient data and medical findings anytime.
Northern Ireland launches emergency care record
Northern Ireland health minister, Michael McGimpsey, has launched the Northern Ireland Emergency Care Record – a new emergency care project for patients attending A&E and out-of-hours services.
NYC to develop unified medical records
New York Governor, David Paterson announced recently announced US$ 105 million in grants to help develop a unified system of electronic medical records for New Yorkers he said would reduce errors and duplicative testing.
