Disseminating information systems across the Atlantic: Collaboration between U.K. National Health Service and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

نویسندگان

  • D Keith McInnes
  • Thomas K Houston
  • Susan S Woods
  • Kathleen L Frisbee
  • Neil C Evans
چکیده

Introduction Patients with chronic health conditions benefit from frequent monitoring and encouragement to maintain good health. Virtual care technologies (mHealth, texting) tethered to electronic health records provide a platform for frequent communication. After implementing “Florence,” referred to as Flo, a text messaging system to enable patients to report measures such as blood pressure, the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) worked with the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop a similar system, named “Annie” after Annie Fox, a military nurse and first woman to receive the Purple Heart.

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دوره 10  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015