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eHealthRecord.info Archives February 2008

| Vol. 5 No. 3 February 20, 2008 |

FACTS AND STATS

"By 2010, the goal is to have half of the population with an electronic health record," said Richard Alvarez, president and chief executive officer of Canada Health Infoway. By 2016, he wants every Canadian to have one.

The reality today, however, is far different: Only 9 per cent of Canadians have an electronic health record.
Source: Your Medical Chart, Just a Mouse Click Away
Date Published: Feb 18, 2008.


AROUND THE WORLD

No Paper, But the Same Routines: A Qualitative Exploration of Experiences in Two Norwegian Hospitals Deprived of the Paper Cased Medical Record

Implementation of an Electronic Medical Record System in Previously Computer-Naïve Primary Care Centres: A Pilot Study from Cyprus

No Job for the Spineless


NEWS FROM CANADA

Contracts Awarded in Nova Scotia for Provincewide Electronic Health Record System

CLINICARE and Barrie FHT Sign Largest EMR Contract in Canadian History

eClinician Helps MDs Share Files


LATEST IN THE FIELD

Groups Push Physicians and Patients to Embrace Electronic Health Records

Health Information Technology Experts Say National Standardized Electronic Health Record System Could Save U.S. Millions of Dollars, Prevent Medical Errors

Shot in The Arm for EHRs?


INDUSTRY SPEAK

Physician IT Leaders Hard to Find

Feds Support Broadband Access for Rural Providers


INFOWAY UPDATE

Find Out What's New and Happening at Canada Health Infoway


WORTH NOTING

Evidence Soup for the Policy-Maker's Soul

Integrated Care and the Management of Chronic Illness

Neuroimaging in Dementia

The 5th Annual World Healthcare Congress

e-Health 2008: Extending the Reach

U.S. Announces National Health IT Week

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