Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Social Life of Health Information

Social Life of Health Information
http://bit.ly/bzMeo

Telemedicine Key to Health Care Reform

Btw, I belive Canada provides for telehealth in their EHR, if I am not mistaken?
In a new white paper, several U.S. medical experts argue that telemedicine should be incorporated into health reform efforts. They say that telemedicine can help boost access to care, contain rising costs and improve health care quality. United Press International.
http://www.ihealthbeat.org/Articles/2009/6/23/Medical-Experts-Say-Telemedicine-Key-to-Health-Care-Reform.aspx
White Paper http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1089/tmj.2009.9960?cookieSet=\

Monday, June 22, 2009

A systematic review of the use of telehealth in Asian countries

This came off of Facebook, but it did get my attention,
A systematic review of the use of telehealth in Asian countries
http://articles.icmcc.org/2009/06/22/a-systematic-review-of-the-use-of-telehealth-in-asian-countries