Health Informatics Forum

Information week is running a story about voice recognition in e-health records: The emergency room (EMR) software has drop-down templates from which physicians can enter information about patients, such as during exams and in providing data about medical history. However, the voice recognition software provides the e-records an added boost

Andy Kofke talks about his ICU Telemedicine system: From this vantage point I can control a video camera to “go into” a room with two way audio communications, see a page summarizing all the patient’s main points, follow the bedside monitor continuously, read progress notes, view chest x rays, and

I’ve just ordered some new Health Informatics books:     I’ll post up some reviews here once they arrive. Any more recommendations for Health Informatics books or textbooks? Post them in the comments.

Health IT News report on the talks between the various standards groups that took place recently in Brisbane, Australia:  BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA – The standards groups that met here at the end of August to work on developing health informatics standards that can be used around the world, are already preparing for their

The BBC is running a story on MP critism of the NHS Connecting for Health Programme:  Fears over NHS e-records system The NHS IT project is costing £6.8bn A key plank of the £6.8bn NHS IT upgrade project in England has come under attack from MPs.The Health Committee said there was