Case study: the Interact Home Telehealth Project.

Two home telehealth technologies (the Intel Health Guide and the Apple iPad) were trialled by four clinical services of the Hunter New England Local Health District. The iPad was selected by the Paediatric Palliative Care Service, the Stroke Service and the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service. The Intel Health Guide was selected by the Cardiac Coaching Service.

The use of health information technology in seven nations.

Objective: To assess the state of health information technology (HIT) adoption and use in seven industrialized nations.

Design: We used a combination of literature review, as well as interviews with experts in individual nations, to determine use of key information technologies.

Main Outcome Measures: We examined rates of electronic health record (EHR) use in ambulatory care and hospital settings, along with current activities in health information exchange (HIE) in seven countries: the United States (U.

The use of computers for clinical care: a case series of advanced U.S. sites.

Objective: To describe advanced clinical information systems in the context in which they have been implemented and are being used.

Design: Case series of five U.S.

Computerized physician order entry systems in hospitals: mandates and incentives.

Concerns with health care quality and medical errors are evident in media reports and research studies. A number of studies have demonstrated that computerized physician order entry (CPOE) can reduce medication error rates. In response, the California government and the Leapfrog Group have called for hospitals to implement CPOE for medications.