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Expert: - 5/27/2009


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Hello!  I am doing a report.  The question is when and did Health Information Technology get started in the UK and what obstacles were in the way?  I have tried to research this, but cannot find anything.

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Hello Christy,

This is waaaay outside of my experience, but I advise you to go to the library and ask a reference librarian for guidance.  You are looking for histories of medicine and computers.  The best resource might be medical journals in the UK (I assume that's where you're writing from); enter the phrase "Health Information Technology" into a comprehensive database and you should get a lot of information.

Again, sorry I couldn't answer immediately but I'm more of a political and social expert.  The librarian in me hates to say "I don't know."  

Good luck to you!

Sincerely,

Joseph Logue

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I am knowledgeable about English history from about 1400 to 1688, and then from the reign of Victoria (after 1837). I have a particular interest in the monarchy and dynastic relations of Europe from 1800 onwards. I cannot answer questions regarding the latter Stuarts, the early Hanovers, and the politics of the 18th century.

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Undergraduate degree in British history.
Lifelong interest, and over 25 years of personal study.
Oxford University: History of the British Monarchy

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BA/History
MS/Library and Information Science
Awards and Honors
Graduated with distinction from the Program for European Studies (UMass Boston).

Awards and Honors
Graduated with distinction from the Program for European Studies (UMass Boston).

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