The eHealth Initiative, a web site that was launched in 2004 in order to facilitate information-sharing among health IT experts worldwide, recently launched a global online resource center. The Resource center includes information on health information technology initiatives across the world, information related to IT funding, technical issues and personnel, as well as information on engaging citizens and consumers using IT to improve treatment efforts.

Some examples of information found in the Resource center of eHealth Initiative:

Clinical:

• EMR Lessons in Small Physician Practices
• Selecting and Implementing an EHR
• The Increasing Impact of eHealth on Physician Behavior
• Limited Information Technology for Patient Care in Physician Offices

Patient/Consumers:

• Consumer Health Informatics and Patient Decision Making: Summary
• Online Patient-Provider Communication Tools: An Overview
• Engaging Patients: A Report from the CCBH Annual Meeting 2004
• Five Pathways to Good Information about Medical Conditions
• Ways to Support eHealth Advances with Your Health Plan

Technology:

• AHRQ Health Information Technology Programs
• New AHRQ-Funded Study on Computerized Order Entry Finds Flaws That Could Lead to Errors, Points to Opportunities for Improvement
• Implementing Electronic Signatures
• How to Architect the Best Computerized Physician Order Entry Approach
• Electronic Prescribing (eRX) CCBH Annual Meeting_2004_