The benefits of implementing the long-awaited individual health identifier — facilitating care delivery to the right patient, in the right place and at the right time — should far outweigh the cost of implementing this key enabler, writes Lloyd Mudiwa. The Irish health service is about to get a lot more efficient and safer, and at not too high a cost too, if the experience of the Epilepsy Patient Record (EPR) is anything to go by.
Weiterlesen: IE: Digitally identifying the individual patient
The Digital Repository of Ireland won the Promoting Ireland Overseas, Open Source and Overall Award last Thursday for the Inspiring Ireland project it spearheaded in collaboration with eight of Ireland’s national cultural institutions and the Department of Arts, Heritage, and the Gaeltacht.
Weiterlesen: IE: Digital Repository of Ireland wins at Ireland E-Government Awards
Setting out a new IT strategy for the health service will be a key target for the HSE’s new chief information officer when he takes up his post next month, according to Minister for Health Leo Varadkar.
Richard Corbridge will join the HSE from the NHS National Institute for Health Research. Implementing the Government’s ehealth strategy will be among his responsibilities.
Weiterlesen: IE: New IT strategy will aim to build coherence for patients
All 18 city councillors were presented with the latest in new computer technology – an individual laptop/tablet combination for each elected member.
Each city councillor was also presented with printers to accompany their new ‘toys’.
Weiterlesen: IE: Galway City councillors get €28,000 worth of laptops
The government’s online service www.rtol.ie allows road haulage and public passenger transport operators to apply for – and manage – their licences online. It was one of the Minister’s key priorities for 2014 and is in line with the eGovernment and Public Service Reform plans.