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Online test helps you self-diagnose H1N1 flu
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With concern rising about the H1N1 flu, you may be able to figure out whether you have it with a Web-based self-assessment tool developed by researchers at Emory University.
Source: Computerworld Health Care News - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Virtual Conference: Hospitals making progress in EMR adoptionEmail this article to a colleague.
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More than four in 10 hospitals stand a good chance of meeting the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's meaningful use criteria in 2011, according to the latest data from HIMSS Analytics.
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Jack Beaudoin Tags: Online Only Dave Garets HIMSS Analytics Industry News NEW GLOUCESTER Stage Hospitals & IDNs Source Type: news
AHRQ issues 2008 health IT grant, contract reviewEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released its Health IT Portfolio, revealing that the agency funded 124 grants and 26 contracts in 2008—the vast majority of which were multi-year in duration. In total, AHRQ will provide nearly one-quarter of a billion dollars in support over the lifetime of the projects, equaling $151 million for the grants and $70 million for the contracts.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
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NHS Connecting for Health is issuing guidance on the use of the Personal Demographics Service. Dr Maureen Baker CBE, Caldicott Guardian and clinical director for patient safety at NHS Connecting for Health, explains what is in it and what should happen if the rules are broken.
Source: E-Health Insider Opinion And Analysis - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: info
Irish hospital digitises recordsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Galway Clinic in West Ireland is implementing a data archiving and management solution from BridgeHead Software to create an electronic patient record.
Source: E-Health Europe News - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Blackpool set to choose AlertEmail this article to a colleague.
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Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust looks set to partner with Alert Life Sciences to supply its new electronic patient record system.
Source: E-Health-Insider - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
CQC warns on registrationEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Care Quality Commission has warned that many trusts have significant work ahead of them to improve their performance, if they are to register with the regulator next year.
Source: E-Health-Insider - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Norwegians GPs’ use of electronic patient record systemsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion: EPR systems in Norwegian primary care that have been developed in accordance with the principles of user-centered design have achieved widespread adoption and highly integrated use. The quality and efficiency of the clinical work has increased in contrast to the situation of their hospital colleagues, who report more modest use and benefits of EPR systems.
Source: International Journal of Medical Informatics - October 15, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Tom Christensen, Arild Faxvaag, Hallvard Lærum, Anders Grimsmo Tags: Regular Papers Source Type: journals
Med-e-Tel 2010 - The International eHealth, Telemedicine and Health ICT ForumEmail this article to a colleague.
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14-16 April 2010, Luxembourg.
eHealth, Telemedicine and Health ICT are a tool at the service of medical and nurse practitioners, patients, citizens, healthcare institutions and governments. It involves many different stakeholders who need to be brought face-to-face to share aspirations, learn from research and experiences, show the possibilities, understand the market, discover new applications.
Source: eHealth News EU - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: News - Conferences News Source Type: info
Ensuring appropriate access to the Personal Demographics ServiceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: NHS Connecting for Health - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: siro Source Type: organizations
New programs aim to help doctors pick the right EHREmail this article to a colleague.
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TransforMED, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the American Academy of Family Physicians, is partnering with medical diagnostic equipment provider Welch Allyn to help medical practices choose an electronic health record vendor.
The companies have formed EHR Preparation and Selection Services, a consulting program that offers medical practices three paths for choosing an EHR – EHR Prep-Select, EHR Prep-Select "Plus" and EHR Prep-Select "Premier."
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Molly Merrill Tags: Online Only American Academy Boston Industry News medical diagnostic Terry McGeeney TransforMED Physician Practices & Ambulatory Care Vendors New Products Source Type: news
McKesson upgrades ambulatory EHRsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Bright Note Technology is now available across the range of McKesson’s ambulatory EHR products for physician practices.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
MedQuist, Clario ink agreementEmail this article to a colleague.
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MedQuist has reached a reseller agreement with Clario Medical Imaging to market and resell Clario’s zVision software.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Online database looks to provide health treatment information to patientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new online database being developed looks to provide treatment information for patients suffering from breast cancer, depression, COPD and osteoarthritis.
The Web database, developed by Santa Fe, N.M.-based Qforma, will hold information about local physicians who are considered “Most Influential Doctors” for specific types of diseases, officials said.
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Kyle Hardy Tags: Online Only breast cancer COPD depression Industry News Kyle Hardy New Mexico osteoarthritis Qforma SANTA FE Physician Practices & Ambulatory Care Source Type: news
mHealth predicted to help care for the elderlyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Wireless Healthcare has published a new study suggesting that wireless technology will help caregivers provide healthcare for an aging baby boomer population during the coming decade.
The British-based consultants' new report, “Alpha Moms, Alpha Daughters and Mobile Health,” extends the concept of the “alpha mom," a techno-savvy working mother, to the "alpha daughter," who will use mobile technology to help care for elderly patients, particularly those with conditions like COPD and dementia.
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Kyle Hardy Tags: Online Only Cambridge COPD International Kyle Hardy Peter Kruger United Kingdom Wireless Healthcare Source Type: news
Blumenthal: Standards development key to healthcare reformEmail this article to a colleague.
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Standards development is at the heart of healthcare reform, according to David Blumenthal, MD, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
"Congress may not know it or realize it, but you all are very much at the center" of making health reform happen, he told members of the HIT Standards Committee during a Wednesday workshop. "Health infrastructure is assumed will be present and functioning when needed. That is a very, very tall order and one we are committed to doing our best to put into place."
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Diana Manos Tags: Online Only Barack Obama Congress Industry News information technology John Halamka Washington Source Type: news
S.C. research net chooses Sun, Recombinant DataEmail this article to a colleague.
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Health Sciences South Carolina (HSSC) has selected Recombinant Data and Sun Microsystems to collaborate on its HSSC Integrated Platform for Research, a statewide initiative for translational research and quality improvement.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
New study to look at e-prescribing's role in complianceEmail this article to a colleague.
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CVS Caremark and researchers from Harvard and Brigham and Women's Hospital are launching a study to investigate patient adherence to prescription drug therapies. One of the four key components of the study will look at how electronic prescribing impacts compliance.
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Molly Merrill Tags: Online Only Boston Brigham Brigham and Women ' s Hospital CVS Caremark drug therapies e-prescribing Harvard Industry News Hospitals & IDNs Physician Practices Ambulatory Care Vendors Source Type: news
Centegra to deploy GE Centricity EMREmail this article to a colleague.
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Centegra Health System of McHenry, Ill., has selected GE Healthcare’s Centricity Enterprise EMR, an integrated clinical, financial and administrative healthcare IT system.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Centegra to implement GE Centricity EMREmail this article to a colleague.
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Centegra Health System of McHenry, Ill., has selected GE Healthcare’s Centricity Enterprise EMR, an integrated clinical, financial and administrative healthcare IT system.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Hammersmith and Fulham PCT use SMS to help smokers quitEmail this article to a colleague.
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Practices use text messaging used to collect information on patients’ smoking status and invite patients for smoking-cessation advice
Source: Hospital IT Europe - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
First DataBank wins contract with Australian government organisationEmail this article to a colleague.
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FDB's electronic drug catalogue is to be integrated across its hospital information systems as part of its management strategy
Source: Hospital IT Europe - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Frost & Sullivan's 2009 Excellence in Healthcare Awards Banquet Honours Industry's Top PerformersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Outstanding performances in Europe's healthcare industry were recognised at Frost & Sullivan's "2009 Excellence in Healthcare Awards Banquet"
Source: Hospital IT Europe - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Tim Kelsey at E-Health Insider Live '09Email this article to a colleague.
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Tim Kelsey, chair of Dr Foster Intelligence, has been announced as a keynote speaker at E-Health Insider Live ‘09
Source: Hospital IT Europe - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Quintiles & Cerner join forcesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Global leaders in clinical research and EHR technology aim to improve efficiency of late phase studies
Source: Hospital IT Europe - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Excellence Awards for Open Source Business Use in GovernmentEmail this article to a colleague.
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Nominations are now being accepted for the 2009 "Excellence Awards for Open Source Business Use in Government". The Awards will recognize government employees who have made significant accomplishments in the application of Open Source Technology to meet government business or mission requirements. To Be Awarded November 5, 2009 Government Open Source Conference (GOSCON DC) Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center, Washington, D.C. http://goscon.org/awards
Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
MOSS 8 Seminar October 31, 2009Email this article to a colleague.
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it is a pleasure for me to announce the 8th Medical Open Source Software
Seminar (MOSS8) in Tokyo, Japan as follows:.
Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Philips makes move to pathologyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Royal Philips Electronics has developed a digital pathology solution aimed at easing workloads and providing decision making support in central and hospital-based pathology departments.
Source: E-Health Europe News - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
UnitedHealthcare deploys telehealth net in ColoradoEmail this article to a colleague.
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Centura Health, a Colorado healthcare network that encompasses 12 hospitals, and UnitedHealthcare have chosen three pilot locations for the Connected Care program in Colorado.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
'Lying down' staff let offEmail this article to a colleague.
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Seven members of staff at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Swindon who were suspended for playing the 'lying down game' have been reinstated.
Source: E-Health-Insider - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
MGMA chief calls on medical groups to help remake healthcareEmail this article to a colleague.
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At about the same time the Senate Finance Committee voted 14-9 Tuesday to approve its healthcare reform bill, Medical Group Management Association Presidnet and CEO William F. Jessee, MD, took the stage in Denver to urge his audience to do their part to fix the nation's troubled healthcare system.
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Denver Industry News information technology telemedicine William F. Jessee Physician Practices & Ambulatory Care Source Type: news
Kaiser scores $54M+ in NIH/ARRA grantsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Kaiser Permanente has received 22 grants worth more than $54 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Can Social Networking Help Consumers Get Healthier?Email this article to a colleague.
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Can social networking sites help people make wise health decisions? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research says it depends on people's willingness to take action on the information they gain from the sites. Using social networking sites to obtain health information and advice is controversial. Critics say the sites can confuse, give inaccurate information, or prevent people from seeking professional advice.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
Diminished Proactive Attention Exoerienced By Action Video Game PlayersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Video game players are often accused of passively reacting to tasks that are spoon fed to them through graphics and stimuli on the screen. A group of researchers from Iowa State University shows that playing lots of video games has different effects on two types of cognitive activity, proactive and reactive attention. Proactive attention can be thought of as a sort of "gearing up" mechanism.
Source: IT / Internet / E-mail News From Medical News Today - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: news
Survey: Providers expect IT to improve patient care; not just businessEmail this article to a colleague.
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Healthcare providers realize that new technologies have to be adopted to improve their business, but the medical benefits of technology also are clearly in their sights, according to CompTIA’s “Healthcare IT Market: Insights and Opportunities” survey.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
MGMA's Nelson offers tips on finding the right EHREmail this article to a colleague.
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A physician might qualify for $44,000 in government incentives for meaningful use of an electronic health record – but "if you have a system that's a disaster, who cares?"
That's the opinion of Rosemarie Nelson, a principal of the Medical Group Management Association's Health Care Consulting Group, who spoke to a roomful of physician practice administrators and managers Tuesday at the MGMA's annual convention in Denver.
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Bernie Monegain Tags: Online Only Association ' s Health Care Consulting Group David Schoolcraft Denver Industry News Medical Group Management Rosemarie Nelson Physician Practices & Ambulatory Care Vendors Source Type: news
GP ratings launched on NHS ChoicesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Department of Health has launched a controversial online rating service to let patients rate and compare GP practices via its flagship website, NHS Choices.
Source: E-Health-Insider - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Gloucester deploys Aruba wireless LANEmail this article to a colleague.
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Gloucester Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has deployed a wireless network from Aruba across both of its hospitals.
Source: E-Health-Insider - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Texts double smokers' quit rateEmail this article to a colleague.
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An international study has shown that programmes that use text messaging to help people stop smoking can double the chances of them being able to kick the habit for up to a year.
Source: E-Health Europe News - October 14, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
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Outstanding performances in Europe's healthcare industry were recognised at Frost & Sullivan's '2009 Excellence in Healthcare Awards Banquet,' held in London on 8th October 2009. 17 leading companies were presented with awards at this prestigious event.
Source: eHealth News EU - October 13, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: News - Industry News Source Type: info
Fall Health IT SummitEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Healthcare IT News Events - October 13, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: 1068601 Tags: Sofitel Hotel Source Type: events
Alliance for MRI European Parliament Launch - Time to Deliver for PatientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Today two leading MEPs Dr Liese and Stephen Hughes, together with prominent healthcare professionals and leading European patient groups will launch a Parliamentary campaign to safeguard the future use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanners. These scanners have a proven record and have saved the lives of thousands of cancer, heart and neurological patients.
Source: eHealth News EU - October 13, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: News - Research News Source Type: info
Bright Note Technology Now Available in McKesson Physician Practice EHR SolutionsEmail this article to a colleague.
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“One Touch” Solution Supports Accuracy and Consistency of Electronic
Health Records
Source: McKesson News - October 13, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: organizations
Senate Finance Committee passes healthcare reform bill—with Snowe’s helpEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Senate Finance Committee voted today in favor of its version of proposed healthcare reform legislation in a 14-9 vote, including the approval of Olympia Snowe, R.-Me.
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - October 13, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
UMass Memorial Health Care implements EHR and patient management solutionEmail this article to a colleague.
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UMass Memorial Health Care is deploying a new electronic health record and patient management solution to further its goals of improved patient care.
The Worcester, Mass.-based health system is implementing the Allscripts Electronic Health Record and Practice Management solution in order to provide its 2,000 affiliated physicians access to digital records.
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 13, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Kyle Hardy Tags: Online Only Kyle Hardy Massachusetts UMass Memorial Health Care University of Massachusetts Worcester Hospitals & IDNs Physician Practices Ambulatory Care Vendors Source Type: news
OSCAR's Potential Savings in the NewsEmail this article to a colleague.
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CBC article quotes Dr. David Chan on how OSCAR could help save Ontario, Canada, money in their eHealth initiative.
Slashdot adds their .02.
Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News - October 13, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Allscripts announces partnerships to improve bill-paying capabilitiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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A company known for pushing health information technology into the hands of physicians is now offering solutions for getting them paid.
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 13, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Eric Wicklund Tags: Online Only Allscripts Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions Bill Pay Chicago Industry News mPay Gateway Quicken Health Group Hospitals & IDNs Physician Practices Ambulatory Care Vendors Source Type: news
Ready or not? Probably not, says MGMAEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Medical Group Management Association's point man in Washington, D.C., says most of the groups the MGMA represents would not be eligible for government incentives for adopting and using an electronic health record by 2011.
There are too many issues to resolve in too short a time, said Robert Tennant, the association's senior policy adviser, who is attending the MGMA's annual conference in Denver this week. Tennant focuses on federal legislative and regulatory health information technology issues.
Source: Healthcare IT News - October 13, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Staff Tags: Online Only Denver Industry News MGMA Health Care Consulting Group Robert Tennant Rosemarie Nelson Washington D.C. Washington, D.C. William F. Jessee Physician Practices & Ambulatory Care Source Type: news
Google spreads Flu TrendsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Google has expanded its Flu Trends tracking tool to include 16 more countries.
Source: E-Health Europe News - October 13, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Unite calls for better IT trainingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Health visitors believe they are not getting enough IT training on their local electronic patient record systems, according to a union survey.
Source: E-Health-Insider - October 13, 2009 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
