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Enjoy Vitro Software's Insights series where we provide views, experiences and opinions from both our own specialist eHealth staff and guest contributors. We cover a range of topics such as; Clinical Information Systems (CIS), Electronic Medical Records (EMR), integration and interoperability, cloud hosting, change management, user adoption and more.

 

23

Nov

2015

The Road to a Virtuous EMR – Episode VII: What makes one system better than another?

Billy Diggin - Chief Technical Officer, Sláinte Healthcare

The Road to a Virtuous EMR – Episode VII: What makes one system better than another?
Author: Billy Diggin
The strength of a network is dependent on how active its members are. The network effect; greater value is gained when more people use it or when the existing members use it more often. The same rings true for Electronic Medical Records (EMRs), the more activity, the more valuable the system.
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Tags: EMR/EPR

23

Feb

2015

The Road to a Virtuous EMR: Episode VI

Billy Diggin - Chief Technical Officer, Sláinte Healthcare

The Road to a Virtuous EMR: Episode VI
Author: Billy Diggin
Billy Diggin discusses the thought that 'EMRs remove the soul from the Medical Record'. He counters this argument with the point that 'EMRs should automate the business of medicine and not the art of medicine'. EMRs will ultimately give doctors more time with patients rather than less time and this can only be of benefit to the patient.
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Tags: eHealth, EMR/EPR, Paperless Hospital

9

Dec

2014

The Road to a Virtuous EMR - Episode V

Billy Diggin - Chief Technical Officer, Sláinte Healthcare

The Road to a Virtuous EMR - Episode V
Author: Billy Diggin

Billy Diggin outlines a "Dear Santa wishlist" for healthcare providers looking to move away from the inefficiencies of paper. "We run a mid-sized hospital, we are its management and its clinicians. We have tried to be good in 2014, we have tried to give the best patient care. We have great people, we have great protocols, but..."

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Tags: Integration & Interoperability, eHealth, EMR/EPR, Paperless Hospital

30

Sep

2014

The Road to a Virtuous EMR - Episode IV

Billy Diggin - Chief Technical Officer, Sláinte Healthcare

The Road to a Virtuous EMR - Episode IV
Author: Billy Diggin

Billy Diggin looks at Boonstra & Broekhuis's review of EMR barriers. They identified eight categories, four are quantitative and four qualitative, all of which are inter-related.

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Tags: eHealth, EMR/EPR, Paperless Hospital

12

Aug

2014

The Road to a Virtuous EMR - Episode III

Billy Diggin - Chief Technical Officer, Sláinte Healthcare

The Road to a Virtuous EMR - Episode III
Author: Billy Diggin
Dr Fawdry has written extensively in www.fawdry.info, www.eepd.org.uk and others publications and media. He brings a much needed breath of realism to the electronic vs paper medical record landscape. We particularly enjoy the view that “A paperless NHS still appears about as likely as a paperless loo”. 
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Tags: eHealth, EMR/EPR, Paperless Hospital, Clinical & Medical

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