Yearbook of Medical Informatics, Table of Contents Yearb Med Inform 2013; 22(01): 103-106DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1638839 Original Article Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart eHealth in North America E. M. Borycki 1 School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 2 Canada's Health Informatics Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada , D. Newsham 2 Canada's Health Informatics Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada , D. W. Bates 3 Division of General Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA › Author Affiliations Recommend Article Abstract Full Text PDF Download Keywords KeywordsElectronic health record - adoption - diffusion of innovation - national programs References References 1 Blumenthal D. Stimulating the Adoption of Health Information Technology. N Engl J Med 2009; 360: 1477-9. 2 Canada Health Infoway. 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