OBJECTIVES This article discusses current planning activities in Austria after legislation has been passed to introduce the electronic health record (EHR). METHODS After describing similar activities in several other countries, the authors explore the current situation of healthcare telematics and imminent steps toward the implementation of a lifelong EHR. RESULTS Substantial efforts have b...

Some electronic health record (EHR) implementations proceed on schedule with full involvement of their participants and achieve their goals. Others flounder, stall or struggle, experiencing only partial success or, in extreme cases, no success at all. What accounts for the difference? Is it a problem with the people, the process or the EHR product? How are large-practice implementations differe...

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Today's healthcare environment is characterized by a multitude of changes: acquisitions and mergers, streamlining of operations, restructuring and leadership shifts, new regulatory requirements with the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, implementation and meaningful use, and advances in technology driven by the employment of e...

The research related with digital health records is has been a hot topic since the last two decades, producing diverse results namely two main types – Electronic Health Records and Personal Health Records. Based on those types of records different implementations appeared, although new challenges also emerged. The wider citizen mobility, liberalization of health care providing, alternative medi...