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I’ve just been updating Doctors’ Gadgets.com. The site has news and discussion about PDAs, EMR and other gadgets that doctors use.
It’s also the host to the video tutorials that accompany the RSM Press book, “The Doctors’ PDA and Smartphone Handbook“.
Dr. Karim Keshavjee from McMaster University has written an article entitled ‘Oh no! Half of all current EMRs Fail’.
Via Canadian EMR.
Article in ‘For the Record‘ that explains in simple terms what HL7 is and how it’s used.
Via NeoTool
The BBC is reporting that the government has agreed to give patients a veto on whether their records will be shared.
Previously the government were only offering the options to patients who would have experienced ’significant mental distress’ by their records being online. Now anyone will have the option to opt-out.
Ambulatorycomputing.com has a great article on choosing an EMR system with a list of recommendations for anyone choosing a new EMR system: