eHealth holds the promise of revolutionizing health care by improving its efficiency;
extending and enhancing its reach; energizing and engaging its practitioners and their …

The goals of e-Health can be summarized to include increased efficiency in health care,
improved quality of care, increased commitment to evidence-based medicine, empowerment …

Abstract Background Consumer e-Health is a potential solution to the problems of
accessibility, quality and costs of delivering public healthcare services to patients. Although …

Aim. This paper reports a study exploring nurses' perceptions of adopting an information
system using handheld computers (personal digital assistants) in their daily practice …

Data protection and security are critical components of routine pathology practice because
laboratories are legally required to securely store and transmit electronic patient data. With …

Abstract The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and its final rule,
raised fears among practitioners of new and complex regulations that might interfere with …

Despite emerging interest in PDA use in healthcare, few studies have explored patients'
perceptions of this technology being incorporated into their care. The purpose of this study …

Personal digital assistants (PDAs) or handheld computers have become more popular in the
practice of medicine. These devices have implications for psychiatric practice, and this paper …

Purpose. A scalable, multiuser, personal digital assistant (PDA)-based documentation tool
for pharmacist collection of data on drug-related problems (DRPs) is described. Summary. A …

The adoption of information technology in patient care has become a trend in healthcare
organizations. The impact of this technology on end users has been widely studied, but little …