Implementation of an electronic health record (EHR)-based prompt in GP surgeries increased screening rates for the hepatitis C virus (HCV) among so-called US baby-boomers fivefold due to efficiency in determining needs for HCV screening and work-flow design.
HSE needs €9 billion to address issues of infection control and ageing equipment
By next summer, every first GP referral to an acute hospital should be electronic
HSE Chief Information Officer Richard Corbridge’s grand plan is to build an eHealth ‘ecosystem’, he tells Gary Culliton
The IMO has come out in full support of the development of a national system of electronic healthcare records (EHRs), saying it will create a positive change in the way its members interact with the health system.
The HSE is looking for the public’s feedback on a range of matters involving the proposed new electronic health record (EHR), including whether the EHR should be prioritised in the community or hospitals.
The introduction of electronic health records (EHR) may involve a system of assumed consent with patients having the choice to opt out of the system if they so choose, IMT has learned.
Dara Gantly on managing medications and expectations in the health service.
A research letter by Dr Hardeep Singh of the Michael E DeBakey Veterans’ Affairs Medical Center in Houston, Texas, and colleagues have reported the results of a survey, in which almost a third (29.
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