URAC Publishes Guide to E-Health Ethics
URAC, in partnership with the Internet Healthcare Coalition, has published a new guide on e-health ethics. The publication, ‘The New Frontier: Exploring eHealth Ethics’, compiles, for the first time, all the major ethical codes and guidelines for health Web sites. The new book also includes a variety of articles contributed by online health community leaders […]
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First Generation of e-Health Practitioners Have Arrived
A new survey of US physicians argues that e-health is beginning to deliver tangible benefits and change the way clinicians work, leading to the conclusion that the first generation of e-health practitioners has already emerged. The Harris Interactive survey carried out for Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG) ‘Vital Signs Update: Doctors say eHealth Delivers’, says not […]
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First UK E-Health and Telemedicine Demonstration Sites Established
The first approved e-health and telemedicine demonstration sites have been set up in the UK by the European Health Telematics Association (EHTEL), an EC funded body. Motion Media, a founding member of the UK Telemedicine Association, and Nestor Healthcare Group plc have been chosen by EHTEL to provide the demonstration centres for eHealth and telemedicine […]
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