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Clinical Articles / BY: Martin Pusic, MD June 2004
... data. Research that identifies CDSS methods that alert health care providers to errors has become a critical element ... decision support interventions, we must have effective health information systems in place. The  Figure  provides a blueprint for a health information system that has evolved from one first ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Alan Brookstone, MD June 2004
... implemented, electronic medical record (EMR) systems allow health care providers to easily share patient information, ... for wine. This process is just beginning to take place in health care. Unfortunately, governments, medical ... in the future? Fortunately, provincial ministries of health and national bodies are beginning to address these ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jonathan Burns, MD, CCFP(EM) June 2004
... and saving time. Both the Fraser and the Vancouver Coastal health authorities are in the process of implementing a ...    GLOSSARY OF COMMONLY USED TERMS EHR:  Electronic health record. This usually refers to a computerized record ... options and wireless Internet applications relevant to health care professionals. Three general kinds of small ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Mark Bigham, MD June 2004
... mosquitoes, or humans in BC up to early 2004, [4]  public health officials are anticipating and actively planning for ... WNV viremia among donors, and in consultation with public health officials. At this time, there is no predetermined ... WNV is also reportable in British Columbia, the medical health officer in the donor’s region will also be notified ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: M. Fyfe, MD, MSc June 2004
... in BC Physicians must report the following to the medical health officer in their area: • Patients who have ...
Editorials / BY: Kendall Ho, MD, FRCPC June 2004
... and beyond.”—Buzz Lightyear,  Toy Story Access to health care, especially for patients living in rural and ... been brought into sharper focus over the last few years by health professionals, patients, organizations involved in health care delivery and management, and all levels of ...
Editorials / BY: Susan E. Haigh, MD June 2004
The health care field has recently focused its attention mainly on health authority budgets and cutbacks to resources, wait ... Yet medical office assistants—an integral part of the health care team—have received little or no attention. I ...
Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD June 2004
... However—this will come as a big surprise to all of you—health care bureaucrats quickly realized that by controlling ... have any say in this process and I find it repugnant that health bureaucrats have persisted in insisting that this item ... personal life. Finally, if government, through its local health bureaucrats, is successful in stifling our voice in ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Kendall Ho, MD, FRCPC July/August 2004
... patients. This decision support function is what makes e-health attractive to many health professionals. [2] Effective ICT-enabled decision ... standards that need to be considered as we embark on the e-health journey. We hope that you enjoy these articles, and we ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Gary W. Dunn, BA, LLB July/August 2004
... information and communication technology (ICT) to deliver health services, expertise and information over distance. It includes Internet or web-based ‘e-health’ and video-based applications, and can be delivered ... political, social and cultural barriers within the health sector... Telemedicine is often used interchangeably ...