The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has approved a new protocol for relaying biometric information, the first in a suite of e-health and telemedicine recommendations on how medical practitioners may connect with patients in remote locations.
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) on Friday released a guidebook to help healthcare CIOs meet the government's "meaningful use" in order to receive reimbursement funds.
Telstra is positioning itself as an e-Health cloud provider, after signing a partnership with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP).
The year 2010 will be a pivotal year for EHR (electronic health records) adoption, signaling the need for HER vendors to ramp up their offerings or completely fade into oblivion, a report from consulting firm Ovum said.
Hong Kong's economy pushed up patient demand while a global move for better healthcare is driving adoption of e-health and new standards. The Hospital Authority in Hong Kong has seen a dramatic increase in such demand.
