BACKGROUND One area where the use of information and communication technology (ICT), or eHealth, could be developed is the home health care of premature infants. The aim of this randomized controlled study was to investigate whether the use of video conferencing or a web application improves parents' satisfaction in taking care of a premature infant at home and decreases the need of home visits...

We describe the health information technology (HIT) required for a model of a national health information network (NHIN). Specifically, we define the functional HIT capabilities of an attainable NHIN and determine the gap between the current state of HIT and its likely state in five years, given current trends of adoption. Administrative functionalities will be more prevalent than clinical func...

Adelaide Ippolito, PhD, consultant, Formez PA, Rome, Italy; Silvia Boni, Dr., head, Health Organization and Social Policy Unit, Formez PA, Rome; Ettore Cinque, professor of accounting, Second University of Naples, Italy, and former acting subcommissioner for health services, Campania Region, Italy; Annarita Greco, Dr., public servant, Health and Social Interventions Unit, Campania Region, Naple...