[podtech content=http://media1.podtech.net/media/2007/10/PID_012771/Podtech_StanfordDoctor.flv&postURL=http://www.podtech.net/home/4325/the-it-doctor-is-in &totalTime=2838000&breadcrumb=06f71d290f3b4d6d9dd6fa5d2402e4d5] Robert Scoble and Christopher Longhurst chat about Electronic Health Records at Stanford. They discuss the importants of standards and interoperability of medical devices. Great video! Link to the post on Scobleizer Link to a shorter version of the interview
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Microsoft have just launched HealthVault…
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My new Health Informatics books have arrived. The first one I’m tackling is ‘The NHS IT Project’ by Sean Brennan. This book is a great read so far. I particularly enjoyed the vignettes from the point of view of Patient, GP and Consultant. The idea of discovering each morning that yet another
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I’ve been watching the Web 2.0 meme for a number of years. I run an online community site that could be said to fit into the Web 2.0 realm. At first, the term Web 2.0 stuck me as a clever bit of ironic marketing: traditional software comes in nicely packaged
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