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Volume 25 Number Vol 25, No 1

9 articles in this issue 

Daisy Wiggins

AbstractBackground: The recent Maternity Review for England highlighted the need for more choice for women with more accessible information to support decisions. This study assesses the effect of an unique Decision Support Tool (DST) called MyBirthplace o... see more

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Mark Sujan

Health information technology (IT) offers exciting opportunities for providing novel services to patients, and for improving the quality and safety of care.  However, the introduction of IT can lead to unintended consequences, and create opportunitie... see more

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James Freed,Charles Lowe,Gerd Flodgren,Rachel Binks,Kevin Doughty,Jyrki Kolsi

Background: Although the formal evidence base is equivocal, practical experience suggests that implementations of technology that support telemedicine initiatives can result in improved patient outcomes, better patient and carer experience and reduce... see more

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Sarah Carsley,Catherine Sari Birken,Patricia Parkin,Eleanor Pullenayegum,Karen Tu

Background: Electronic medical records (EMRs) from primary care may be a feasible source of height and weight data. However the use of EMRs in research has been impeded by lack of standardization of EMRs systems, data access and concerns about the quality... see more

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Muhammad Awwal Ladan,Heather Wharrad,Richard Windle

Background: Technologies have globally been recognised to improve productivity across different areas of practice including healthcare. This has been achieved due to the expansion of computers and other forms of information technologies. Despite this adva... see more

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Stefanie M. Croghan,Paul Carroll,Sarah Reade,Amy E Gillis,Paul F Ridgway

Background:  While an explosion in technological sophistication has revolutionized surgery within the operating theatre, delivery of surgical ward-based care has seen little innovation.  Use of telepresence allowing off-site clinicians communica... see more

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Simon de Lusignan,Harshana Liyanage,Philip Scott

Lawrence Weed proposed we develop computerised, problem orientated medical records that guide and teach.  The Bawa-Garba case outcomes might have been different if care had been supported by computerised medical record (CMR) systems. CMR systems can ... see more

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