New Zealand’s Orion Health growing rapidly: Orion Health believes it has become New Zealand’s largest export-oriented software developer after growing revenues 40 per cent to $42 million in the year to March, over- hauling Christchurch’s Jade Software. Chief executive and majority- owner Ian McCrae says the 270-strong firm, most of
Continue readingElectronic Health Records with Voice Recognition
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
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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
Continue readingHealth Informatics Books
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.
Continue readingCEN/TC251, ISO/TC215 and HL7 Launch Joint Working Group
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
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