Amia unveils DPRC training

Amia unveiled its Digital Patient Record Certification (DPRC) exam and study guide tailored specifically for healthcare workers and novice clinicians who must input, retrieve, and understand digital patient records contained in a health information system, reports MarketWatch.

Amia provides an opportunity to help healthcare organisations inexpensively train entry-level staff with the essential knowledge and skills needed to approach any electronic records containing person-specific health data.

Despite the US being among the leaders in healthcare research and practice, few US organisations are investing in training and development, according to a September-2008 released study of Aon Consulting Worldwide.

Whether RFID creates interference and dangers in healthcare environments remains an unresolved argument, with published reports available to support both sides, says RFID Update.

Technology industry association AIM Global wants to resolve the issue and is embarking on a new initiative to develop test protocols that will produce repeatable results.

The Pittsburgh-based industry organisation, which represents RFID and other technology developers, wants to help healthcare providers determine what effect RFID technologies will have in their environments and to certify equipment for use there.

Dossia has joined the Continua Health Alliance, a not-for-profit group of technology, medical device, and health and fitness industry luminaries addressing the lifestyle, health and demographic trends contributing to the skyrocketing costs of healthcare, states MarketWatch.

As a contributor member of the Continua Health Alliance, Dossia will lend its industry expertise in breaking down barriers to data and transforming healthcare.

Dossia will lead the effort to ensure critical personal health data from consumers can be collected with data from healthcare institutions into a complete personal, private, and portable health record.