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WHO report, OLPC project - how might they interact?
Serendipity is a wonderful thing. Two items that appeared in my virtual in-tray today got me to reprising thoughts I have previously had about the potential of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project to address health inequalities, especially in less developed parts of the world. [Read more]
Nurses' decision making and new technologies: research report
The final report of a recent Department of Health funded study into nurses' use of new technologies to support decision making is now available. It suggests that "only limited evidence exists to support the use of CDSS [computerised decision support systems] for improving patient outcomes", that nurses will often over-ride system recommendations if they do not fit local clinical practices, and that few NHS Trusts formally evaluated the systems before their introduction, making any potential benefits difficult to measure. The recommendations of the study include a call for appropriate evaluation before large scale implementations. [Read more]
Nursing informatics in Helsinki, 2009
NI2009, the 10th International Congress on Nursing Informatics, takes place in Helsinki, Finland on 28 June - 1 July, 2009. The online paper submission window is now open, until 30 September. [Read more]
Older Blog Posts
- 2008-07-22PHRs - beyond the standard design
- 2008-07-22Assistive technologies - Care-o-bot
- 2008-07-08Google Health - some scenarios
- 2008-07-08Open source and healthcare conference
- 2008-07-03Health informatics social network forum