Electronic Health Record



Electronic Health Record

Introduction

Interoperability of health information has been touted for decades as a way to make the medicine more effective. But the focus on national policy in Electronic Health Records (EHR) may be overlooking another important part of the equation: the interoperability of large amount of data coming from the rise of intelligent medical devices. Many events, publications and debates have focused on the information of what the technology can do (Jamoom et.al, 2011). There is little attention to date on the connectivity of these devices, especially in relation to patient safety, said a report on interoperability of medical devices ...