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Health information technology and patient safety
Patient safety is an important component of the delivery of high quality medical care. The use of health information technology (health IT) can have both positive and negative effects on safety. In light of this, the American Institute of Medicine (IOM …
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UC Davis named national leader in health information technology
For a third consecutive year, UC Davis Health System has been designated as one of the nation’s health leaders in information technology. The designation is based on the results of the 2013 “Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study” published in the …
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Aging & Technology: A realistic look at the challenges of using health IT
Tech has come a long way. But when it comes to technology accessibility and usability for seniors, we are still in the dark ages. Even worse, we have failed to adapt health information technology to the needs of seniors, who traditionally have more health …
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