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"Articles and resources about trends and issues relating to electronic health records in Australia."

"When Dave deBronkart learned he had a rare and terminal cancer, he turned to a group of fellow patients online -- and found the medical treatment that saved his life. Now he calls on all patients to talk with one another, know their own health data, and make health care better one e-Patient at a time."

"From a patient's perspective, the increasing emphasis on an Electronic Health Record (EHR) and meaningful use, saves time, creates better outcomes and offers a sense of comfort."

"This past month in the journal Pediatrics, researchers at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York published the results of a study showing that text messaging could significantly improve the rate of adherence among young liver transplant patients. Using a program called CareSpeak, the researchers issued text messages to a group of 41 pediatric liver transplant patients. The text messages reminded the patients to take their medications, which ranged from one to three different pills once or twice a day. "

An older article, but relevant nonetheless.

Outstanding description of Denmark's use of electronic health records and telemedicine projects. Specific examples. Identifies the technology used. Students will need to research/learn how the technology works.

A factual recall of what electronic health records system is being used in the UK

As an aging population threatens to overwhelm the nation's hospitals and doctors, thousands of seriously ill patients are relying on computerized health trackers to help keep them safe at home.

Amazing

The young man in this video looks like he's riding a Segway. But Yusuf Akturkoglu was paralized after falling from a horse five years ago, and he's being mobilized by an amazing device invented by Turkish scientists. It's going to change lives. It's called the Tek Robotic Mobilization Device, and it not only allows people who can't walk get around more independently than any device has before, but it also helps them stand up on their own, which is crucial for maintaining basic health functions in people who have spinal cord injuries.

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Great examples of It being used in health

When a malaria research project in Uganda was expanded into a full-fledged malaria case-tracking effort across the country in 2006, health officials saw the move as a great opportunity to save lives... But after starting with such promise, the project quickly became mired in a series of technology shortcomings... It finally all came together this spring after the introduction of a few key high-tech tools -- a modern relational database, nine smartphones and a remote-access software application that was originally meant for a completely different use.

Electronic Frontiers Australia present a paper to explain the failure of the Australian proposed Access to Health ID Card. This summary documents the issues and reasons for why it was abandoned.

An article that looks at the issues raised when too much health information is made available to people.