Longwoods Blog
Vol. 8 No. 15, July 20, 2011
Fact and Stats
Forty-three percent of young American adults are likely to correspond with medical professionals through email, while 38% are likely to schedule appointments online, according to a survey conducted online in the United States by Harris Interactive® on behalf of the American Academy of Family Physicians between March 31 and April 11, 2011, among 1,273 young adults 18 to 26 years of age. The survey aimed to learn about young adults’ health care accessibility and use of medical care services.
Survey respondents indicated that conveniences such as making appointments online, corresponding via e-mail with their physician and having same-day appointments would increase the likelihood that they’d see a primary care physician more often.
Two-thirds of survey respondents have a regular place where they receive medical care, while 78% report having some form of health insurance coverage.
Source: Young Adults Want a Medical Home, National Survey Finds
Date: June 14, 2011
Around the World
Widespread European e-Health Adoption Spurs CPOE
United Kingdom: Cloud Computing Pilot for Medical Records Launched
Romania: Registration at eLearning portal for family doctors exceeds 2,000
News from Canada
IOntario’s Docs Say Electronic Records a Priority
Infoway Establishes Tech Watch Group to Monitor and Promote Emerging Technologies for Health
Toronto: Ryerson Launches Brand New Health Program
e-Health 2011 Conference Presentations Now Online
Use of EMR by Canadian Physicians Bodes Well for Future of Patient Care (PDF)
Trends
Mayo Clinic Launches Facebook-like Site for Health Concerns
KLAS: Total Number of Live HIEs Exchanging Data More Than Doubles in Past Year
AHIMA: The Privacy and Security Gaps in Health Information Exchanges (PDF)
Mayo Clinic, IBM Near Completion of EHR Data Mining, Storage Tools
Industry Speak
Microsoft Pitches Google Health Users, Developers on Moving to HealthVault
Drchrono, Electronic Health Record Platform on the iPad, Closes $675,000 Second Round of Funding
Canadian Market Research
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Infoway Update
Find Out What’s New and Happening at Canada Health Infoway
Worth Noting
CompTIA Tech Summit and Breakaway
Health Informatics Scotland Conference 2011
83rd AHIMA Convention & Exhibit
CEATEC Japan 2011
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