A recent Morgan Stanley report predicts a bright future for Apple in healthcare: strong growth, a leading role and new acquisitions. Continue reading
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Primary care and regional information systems: integration or inclusion?
The extension of primary care tasks and the development of integrated care models require greater sharing of information between doctors and family paediatricians and the territorial and hospital health network. How can this be achieved? Continue reading
A roadmap for a smart EHR. 5) Clinical Decision Support Services
The creation of an Electronic Health Record based on FHIR architecture allows the implementation of services to support decisions in a simple and effective way. Let’s see how. Continue reading
A roadmap for smart EHR: 3) interoperability
After explaining the ideal architecture and data model, let’s see which are the models FHIR foresees for the interoperability among the health information systems. Continue reading
A roadmap for a smart EHR. 2) Data Model
After explaining why does HL7 FHIR represent a suitable architecture for intelligent FSE, let’s see how to set up the data model. Continue reading
A roadmap for a smart EHR. 1) architecture
If we think of Electronic Health Record (EHR) not only as an infrastructure for sharing documents, but an intelligent platform for exploiting the present information, we need to change our architecture. Continue reading
How to generate the Patient Summary from the Electronic Health Record
Does the general practitioner (GP) compile the Patient Summary (PS)? This seems to be one of most critical aspects to put in operation the Electronic Health Record (EHR). Which are the difficulties? How can we solve them? Continue reading
The Electronic Medical Record becomes smart with the clinical dashboards
After discussing on widget, I would continue the reflections and suggestions on how to realise a smart EMR. Continue reading
Which is the digital strategy for a Value-Based Healthcare?
Among the six steps foreseen by the Digital Agenda for a value-based healthcare, there is a technological platform able to support the patients care cycle and provide with information on results, therapeutic adherence and costs. Let’s examine them. Continue reading
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