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ehealthrecord.info Vol. 8 No. 10, May 11, 2011

Fact and Stats About 41% of consumers prefer to receive a reminder to perform a health-related task through text messaging, according to a US survey from the Consumer Health Information Corporation. The survey found that about 15% of consumers prefer getting such reminders through e-mail and that 1.3% of consumers prefer phone calls for such […]

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Longwoods eLetter May 10, 2011

Quote “. . . a high performing workplace (HPWP) is not about instant success but about long-term viability. All the case studies show that HPWPs need time to establish, nurture and improve.” High Performance Work Practices. UK government commissioned report Essay How Well Protected Are Canadian Research Participants: Who Knows? Dot Pringle speaks out. Off […]

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HR Resources Newsletter Vol.4 No.9 | May 5, 2010

Longwoods™ Publishing presents the HR Resources Newsletter – access to: a database of best practices; Longwoods™ recruitment sites; key employer recruitment portals; a history of leadership transitions and appointments; current employment opportunities and more. The HR Resources Newsletter is made possible by an unrestricted educational grant from: Recruiters: Post Nurse Jobs at no charge. Advertise free […]

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Longwoods eLetter May 3, 2011

Quote “The thing with you, Jamie, is you live in a bubble. You’ve got no bloody idea what it’s like for us.” Dr. Arya Sharma looks at: The Pedagogy of Obesity Reality Shows. Essay “Didactic learning leads to “knows that”; experiential learning leads to “knows how.” Gaining competence in the improvement of care requires both.” […]

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ehealthrecord.info Vol. 8 No. 9, April 27, 2011

Fact and Stats Electronic clinical decision support reminders can help physicians avoid ordering unnecessary treatments, according to a recent study published in the journal Pediatrics. Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital studied whether automated alerts built into the hospital’s EHR system could aid physicians in complying with new red blood cell transfusion guidelines. […]

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Longwoods eLetter April 26, 2011

Quote “Nurses were three times more likely to commit errors when they worked more than 12.5 hours. “Working overtime increased the odds of making at least one error, regardless of how long the shift was originally scheduled” From Dorothy Pringle’s editorial Shifting Shifts. Essay It’s Spring and Convocation is in the Air. So What? from […]

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HR Resources Newsletter Vol.4 No.8

Longwoods™ Publishing presents the HR Resources Newsletter – access to: a database of best practices; Longwoods™ recruitment sites; key employer recruitment portals; a history of leadership transitions and appointments; current employment opportunities and more. Vol.4 No.8 | April 21, 2011 The HR Resources Newsletter is made possible by an unrestricted educational grant from:  Recruiters: Post Nurse […]

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Longwoods eLetter April 19, 2011

Quote “The Internet and cloud computing will take health records off the mainframe for secure and unprecedented access to health stakeholders anywhere in the world.” One of the “Top 10 Healthcare Game Changers” Canada’s Emerging Health Innovations and Trends. See them here. Essay “As an innovation evolves, it reaches a point when there is enough […]

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ehealthrecord.info Vol. 8 No. 8, April 13, 2011

Fact and Stats While social media has a strong and growing role in healthcare communications among peer communities of patients, a national Capstrat-Public Policy Polling survey finds Americans still turn to traditional lines of communication when they need specific health consultation from their own doctor. More than five of every six respondents (84%) said they […]

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The Great List of eHealth: readings from the authors and editors of Longwoods.com

Re: “Apples Or Blackberrys Clinical Use and Evaluation of The iPhone Platform in a Blackberry-dominated Hospital Environment” By Sherman Quan Et Al., Electronichealthcare, Vol. 9 No. 1, 2010 Published: Sunday December 12th 11PM Link: http://www.longwoods.com/content/22068 Description: Re: “Apples or BlackBerrys Clinical Use and Evaluation of the iPhone Platform in a BlackBerry-Dominated Hospital Environment” by Sherman […]

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