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Younger doctors expect to use EHRs
It appears our neighbors to the north are going through similar growing pains regarding electronic health record adoption by older doctors, according to a new survey. The National Physician Survey,
New cardiac remote monitoring kit extends testing to two weeks
Canadian vendor, m-Health Solutions Inc., just debuted a new smartphone-based cardiac monitoring system that allows patients to track their cardiac rhythms over a full two weeks--far beyond the usual
Migration of EMR audit logs could be expensive when switching vendors
One of the harsh realities of EMRs built on proprietary databases is that it's often tough and expensive to migrate from one system to another. EMRs are supposed to keep an audit log of when, by whom
Canadian hospital tests Flash-based web PACS viewer
The cost of viewing PACS images is about to come down--way down. Canadian software firm Client Outlook is testing its eUnity Flash-based viewing program at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in
Bluetooth heart monitors could prevent thousands of strokes
Continuing the very international theme of this week's issue, we bring you news from just across the border in Windsor, Ontario, where researchers are starting to test whether new, wireless heart
Hospital calls on young iPad app developers to revamp IT
It sounded like just another quirky idea from some young software developers: Build an iPad app to give hospital-based physicians all the information they need at the bedside right on their portable
UK, Canada offer cautionary tales about EMR security
The problems and concerns people are having with EMRs are not exclusive to the U.S. Check the "Also Noted" section of today's newsletter and you'll see an item about a Royal College of Nursing survey
Sprint, Calgary Scientific get FDA approval for image viewer on smartphone
High-resolution medical images can look great and serve a useful clinical purpose on the larger, sharper screens of the most advanced smartphones, but speed of the Internet connection may have been a
Canadian doc embraces flexible EMR after shunning template-based system in U.S.
Is the design of the American health system to blame for low EMR adoption? That seems to be the implication in a Technology for Doctors story headlined, "How I learned to stop worrying and love my
Canadian research project to assess economic impact of adverse medical events
A Canadian research institute is funding a study to assess the financial costs of adverse medical events, and at least one prominent U.S. patient safety advocate is paying close attention."It is
