Category Archives: EHRs

Is this the future? “The next generation of Health IT: Blockchain collaboration defines the fabric for healthcare 2.0”

 

Blockchain and Healthcare:

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shutterstock_398577304-1-100654169-primary-idgeBlockchain is part of the Internet-of-Things, the Fifth Wave of the Internet. In 1961, Leonard Kleinrock, a professor of computer science at UCLA, wrote about ARPANET and developed the first theory of packet switching. The first node of the Internet was born September 1969. The days of 1969 seem like eons ago. Tearing a page from the history the Internet may help us forecast tomorrow’s blockchain trends. A foundational blockchain fabric must be established before blockchain will be mainstream and accessible to the company down the street.

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Big Gaps in How Medical Schools Are Preparing Students To Use EHRs – iHealthBeat

Big Gaps in How Medical Schools Are Preparing Students To Use EHRs – iHealthBeat. It appears that the challenge of educating healthcare students in preparation for a practice that integrates EHRs crosses all heath care domains. The time has come for an educational EHR, one that is integrated throughout healthcare programs and focuses on the implications and impact of the EHR. We need more than a training model that is vendor-specific and task-focussed….

Nurses Dissatisfied with EHRs, Report Finds

Nurses Dissatisfied with EHRs, Report Finds.

A Special Report from Canada Health Infoway – Elecronic Health Records for Canadians

 

A Special Report from Canada Health Infoway – Elecronic Health Records for Canadians

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Technology Alone Isn’t Healthcare’s Savior – InformationWeek

Technology Alone Isn't Healthcare's Savior – InformationWeek.