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Healthcare technology: A competitive advantage in improving the patient experienceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
With Meaningful Use requirements, connecting to Health Information Exchanges, coordinating data flow in Accountable Care Organizations, updating devices to ICD-10 codes and general interoperability projects, there is a tremendous amount of work going on in Health IT. With very significant deadlines to accomplish these vital initiatives, it would be easy for IT managers to develop tunnel vision and become project managers, checking off one task and moving on to the next. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - February 1, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Chad Johnson Tags: At The Beryl Institute Fort Worth Industry News Jason Wolf Texas Physician Practices & Ambulatory Care Electronic Health Records Quality and Safety Source Type: blogs

Provider Directories and Public Key Infrastructure for HIEEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
As Massachusetts prepares a Request for Response (RFR)  to procure healthcare information exchange infrastructure and applications,  many stakeholders have been hard at work documenting requirements.The Provider Directory and Public Key infrastructure are some of the hardest specifications to write since they have not yet been widely deployed for healthcare information exchange anywhere in the country.The leaders of the Massachusetts HIE effort have held 3 major vendor and user forums over the past month and have been told that no vendor has a standards-based provider directory in production at any customer site....
Source: Life as a Healthcare CIO - February 1, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Source Type: blogs

Electronic Medical Records Reveal Trends in Gender-Based Pain StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Electronic medical records are proving to be beneficial above and beyond the offered incentives for Meaningful Use and improved efficiency as practice management software.  According to a recent study from Stanford University School of Medicine, electronic medical records are providing insight into patient behaviors, and it appears that women report more intense pain virtually every disease and disorder category. The base information was compiled using data mining of electronic medical records with the intent to establish the broad gender difference based on true recorded data.  The study was published online in ...
Source: EMR EHR Blog for Physicians - February 1, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: EHR Analyst Source Type: blogs

The Medical Software Industry Association (MSIA) Recommends Major Changes To NEHTA and the PCEHR Program.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The MSIA Submission to the Senate Enquiry on the PCEHR Bills was released yesterday. It would be fair to say they are pretty “unhappy campers” Press coverage appeared today. MSIA doubts e-health record delivery deadline The industry body argued the project lacks accountability, transparency and timely delivery. Chloe Herrick (Computerworld) 01 February, 2012 11:24 The Medical Software Industry Association (MSIA), whose members include Cerner, Cisco, iSoft and Microsoft, has delivered a scathing criticism of the National e-Health Transition Authority’s (NeHTA) handling of the government’s national e-health ...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - February 1, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Dr David More MB PhD FACHI Source Type: blogs

CardioKinetix Receives Expanded CE Approval for Parachute Percutaneous Left Ventricular Partitioning DeviceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CardioKinetix has developed a novel transcatheter implant called Parachute Ventricular Partitioning Device, which already received the CE mark and has now won approval for two additional sizes. The Parachute is a partitioning membrane deployed within the compromised ventricle that is intended to treat heart failure resulting from myocardial infarction.The Parachute consists of a synthetic fluoropolymer (ePTFE) membrane stretched over a nitinol frame. The idea behind the device is that it partitions the damaged muscle, isolating the non-functional muscle segment from the functional segment, which decreases the overall volum...
Source: Medgadget - January 31, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Wouter Stomp Tags: Cardiology Source Type: blogs

Health Hack Day Invites Developers for an App ChallengeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Hoa’s Tool Shop and Psykologifabriken, two Swedish firms working in the field of behavior change, will be hosting a Health Hack Day at Hoa’s Stockholm offices.The 24 hour event, broken into three days on a May weekend, will be organizing software developers in a challenge to develop health app prototypes that may become useful tools for patients and clinicians in the future.Read More (Source: Medgadget)
Source: Medgadget - January 31, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Gene Ostrovsky Tags: in the news... Source Type: blogs

HealthStream and Laerdal Unveil New Clinical Simulator Management ToolsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
HealthStream and Laerdal Medical launched a couple new products for managing and studying clinical simulations.SimView allows for recording of simulation video, audio, data logs, and how the virtual patient responds to therapy. SimManager is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) application that helps manage simulation routines from scheduling, to progress tracking, to delivering reports while tracking room and equipment availability.Read More (Source: Medgadget)
Source: Medgadget - January 31, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Gene Ostrovsky Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiac Surgery Ob/Gyn Thoracic Surgery Urology Vascular Surgery Source Type: blogs

Ultrasound Treatment Shows Potential as Male Contraceptive TherapyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Researchers from the University of North Carolina, School of Medicine have successfully tested ultrasound treatment to reduce sperm counts in rats to levels that would cause infertility in men. They used commercially available therapeutic ultrasound equipment, with which they tested the effects of different frequencies, temperatures and duration of ultrasound treatment on the sperm count. The results are published in the journal Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology.The first report of the effect of ultrasound on germ cells and fertility was produced back in the seventies, by Mostafa Fahim and colleagues at the University...
Source: Medgadget - January 31, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Stanley Darma Tags: Reproductive Medicine Source Type: blogs

Know Thyself Thanks to Mobile, Portable EEGEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Ariel Garten, CEO of InteraXon, a company that’s trying to make EEG a useful consumer technology for computer interaction and self analysis, gave a fascinating talk at TEDxToronto on possibilities of using the electrical patterns of brain waves as an emerging diagnostic tool for a number of medical conditions.Read More (Source: Medgadget)
Source: Medgadget - January 31, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Gene Ostrovsky Tags: in the news... Source Type: blogs

Electric Tumor Treating Fields Control Growth of CancersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Bill Doyle of Novocure, a company that developed non-invasive technology to control cell division in glioblastoma tumors, spoke at TEDMED 2012 about the role low intensity alternating electric fields can have on cancer therapy:Read More (Source: Medgadget)
Source: Medgadget - January 31, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Gene Ostrovsky Tags: in the news... Source Type: blogs

Magic Mirror for Seeing Your Insides Gets an UpgradeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A year ago we reported on a nifty use of augmented reality technology to display tomography images virtually right on the body of the patient who was scanned.The project, called “mirracle,” is spearheaded by researchers from Technical University of Munich who have been improving the interactivity of the system over the last year to make it more intuitive and easy to use.  Here’s the latest demo video of the latest iteration of the magic mirror:Read More (Source: Medgadget)
Source: Medgadget - January 31, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Gene Ostrovsky Tags: Net News Radiology Source Type: blogs

Interoperability versus Usability in Best of Breed or All-in-One HIS SystemsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In a number of my online conversations we’ve been having really in depth discussions about the idea of whether it’s better for a hospital HIS system is better as an All-In-One system or whether Best of Breed healthcare IT systems are better. Much of this discussion has been sparked from posts done on my Hospital EMR and EHR blog. So, if you’re in the hospital space and are not following that site, you should. You can even sign up for the Hospital EMR and EHR list if you’d like. Anne Zieger writes most of the content there and she doesn’t mince words. In all of these discussions, something beca...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 31, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: John Tags: EHR Electronic Health Record Electronic Medical Record EMR HealthCare IT Hospital EHR Hospitals All-in-One Best of Breed Bill Belichick Health IT HIS Hospital EMR Hospital Information System Source Type: blogs

Digital CPR: E-Patient to E-PatientEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Stead Burwell is a Chief Executive Officer of Alliance Health Networks. Since 2006, Mr. Burwell has been working with Alliance Health to help its founder, Geoff Swindle, build and strategically grow its business. Mr. Burwell has worked with startups in several different capacities as an operating executive, founder, venture board member and angel investor.When Lana Barhum awoke one day unable to walk or use her hands, she knew something was wrong.Read More (Source: Medgadget)
Source: Medgadget - January 31, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Stead Burwell Tags: Guest Post Source Type: blogs

Famous Pediatric Hospital in Italy Improves Services and Saves Money with Microsoft Cloud E-mail SolutionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Bambino Gesù is a century’s old pediatric hospital located on the grounds of Vatican City in Rome.  That a pediatric hospital would be located in Vatican City might be enough to tickle your interest.  However, that is not the reason we are focusing...(read more) (Source: HealthBlog)
Source: HealthBlog - January 31, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: hlthblog Source Type: blogs

Health IT Taking Flight - What Is in Store for the Year AheadEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Earlier this month, I wrote about some of the most important and notable highlights in the world of health IT and ONC over the past year. The achievements of 2011 built on hard work and progress, which has been underway for many years.The HITECH Act is helping to accelerate this momentum—like a turbocharger in a racecar. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - January 31, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Farzad Mostashari, MD Tags: Industry News information technology Medicare Physician Practices & Ambulatory Care Electronic Health Records Health Information Exchange (HIE) Mobile/Wireless Source Type: blogs

1st Summer School on Human Computer ConfluenceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We are pleased to announce the organization of the 1st Summer School on Human Computer Confluence, which will take place in Milan, Italy, on 18-20 July 2012.The specific objectives of the summer school are to provide selected and highly-motivated participants hands-on experience with question-driven Human-Computer Confluence projects, applications and experimental paradigms, as well as to gather project leaders’ researchers and students working together on a list of inter-disciplinary challenges in the field of HCC. Participants will be assigned to different teams, working creatively and collaboratively on specific topic...
Source: Positive Technology Journal - January 31, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: Future interfaces Pervasive computing Positive Technology events Source Type: blogs

Radiology Image ExchangeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In my recent blog about the Standards Work Ahead in 2012, I called DICOM a non-standard standard.This generated numerous email messages, phone calls, and blog comments.Let me clarify what I meant.DICOM is a great standard that has unified many processes within organizations, linking radiology modalities and PACS systems.Why do I believe additional work is needed?In December, my wife visited a hospital near our home for a diagnostic mammogram. It was clear she needed followup care with a cancer care team. We decided that Beth Israel Deaconess would be ideal because of its electronic health records and personal health reco...
Source: Life as a Healthcare CIO - January 31, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Source Type: blogs

Simple Guide to Choosing the Best Neurology EMR Software - It's Not Brain SurgeryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
As a neurologist, the work you do is largely visual, using electronic imaging such as CAT scans, MRI's, EEG's and sleep studies to monitor the activity of the brain, central and peripheral nervous system.  It makes sense to pair your electronic imaging with electronic medical records.  The data and imaging systems you use have grown to become highly accurate, and are the foundation of delivering quality care to your patients. But leveraging modern imaging technology with ancient practice management and record keeping undermines the performance of your staff and directly impacts patient care.  To get the...
Source: EMR EHR Blog for Physicians - January 31, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: EHR Analyst Source Type: blogs

There Is A Very Important Point Contained In This Article. There Is A Need To Sort Fact From Fiction and Hope!Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The following commentary appeared a little while ago. Research data everywhere and not a drop to drink By gshaw Created Jan 25 2012 - 1:48pm Physicians like numbers. Data, double-blind studies, peer-reviewed journal articles, evidence. And they clamor for scientific proof whether the issue is prescribing statins [1] to patients at risk for heart disease or whether the debate at hand is the value of e [2]lectronic health records systems [2], the pros and cons of email communication [3] between docs and patients, the benefits of e-prescribing [4], or the impact of m-health technologies on patient outcomes. Show me any ...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - January 31, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Dr David More MB PhD FACHI Source Type: blogs

6th Annual National Entrepreneurship WeekEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Get ready for the 6th Annual National Entrepreneurship Week. Why Celebrate National Entrepreneurship Week? This annual celebration is designed to expand the visibility of National Entrepreneurship Week in the United States. Our plans are to institutionalize it as a celebration of American entrepreneurs and the lifelong learning educational opportunities that prepare the NEW business leaders of the future. The Week is in response to the U S House of Representatives Resolution #699, supporting an annual National Entrepreneurship Week and encouraging the celebration of it annually at the local, state, and national levels. ...
Source: Non-Clinical Physician Jobs, Careers, and Opportunities - January 31, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Dr. Joseph Kim Source Type: blogs

Telling People About The Fire Is As Important As Putting It OutEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In January I wrote about the importance of using Root Cause Analysis at Ministry Health Care as a way to learn from our mistakes. This process is so important to us that we have an employee (Fred) that oversees Root Cause Analysis and facilitates the meetings. Those meetings are generally calm meetings that take place after the IT service interruption is addressed. That is not the case when we are in actual firefighting mode. We have learned a couple of things about fighting fires, that is, addressing customer impacting service interuptions. We have learned that best way to respond to service interruptions is counter-intui...
Source: Candid CIO - January 30, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: hospitalcio Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs

Achieving HIE Sustainability: Leveraging Information to Realize SuccessEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The day is rapidly coming when healthcare providers across the country will be able to share information about patients with a few clicks of a mouse. Key to this future, at least initially, is the formation of health information exchanges (HIEs)—entities that electronically mobilize disparate health information and share it among providers, payers, facilities, pharmaceutical companies, biotech firms and a wide variety of other healthcare organizations.  read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - January 30, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Gary Palgon Tags: Healthcare Solutions Industry News mining pharmaceutical United States Health Information Exchange (HIE) Source Type: blogs

Silkworm Cocoons Proving Effective as Cardiac ScaffoldsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Cardiac cell death is an irreversible consequence of a myocardial infarction, often resulting in a chronically reduced cardiac output and symptoms of CHF.  German researchers from Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research in Bad Nauheim have been working with Indian scientists to create a scaffold within which cardiac cells can be safely populated and then used as patches for damaged hearts.They discovered that silk protein fibroin from Antheraea mylitta, a tasar silkworm found in India, can be an excellent material to support lab grown cardiac cells.  So far the team has been working with rat heart cells, and tho...
Source: Medgadget - January 30, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Gene Ostrovsky Tags: in the news... Source Type: blogs

Meaningful Use Appeals Process – Meaningful Use MondayEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
If you are on of the 355 Eligible Providers who unsuccessfully attested to MU last year, CMS now offers an appeals process for both the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Here’s the section on appeals for EHR Incentive programs: Starting December 1, 2011, CMS is accepting appeals for eligible professionals and eligible hospitals. For general questions and for information on how to file an appeal, eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, critical access hospitals, Medicare Advantage Organizations, and Medicaid eligible hospitals may contact OCSQ’s designated appeal support contractor via the toll free nu...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 30, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: John Tags: ARRA EHR EHR Stimulus Electronic Health Record Electronic Medical Record EMR HealthCare IT Meaningful Use CMS EHR Incentive EMR Incentive HITECH Inc. Meaningful Use Appeals Meaningful Use Monday OCSQ Office of Clinical Stan Source Type: blogs

Medgadget Exclusive: Interview with PathoGenetix and Sagentia about Rapid Microbial Detection TechnologyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Ever since the Danish bacteriologist Hans Christian Gram developed his eponymous test (the Gram stain) in 1882 to differentiate between types of bacteria, diagnostic tests have been integral to both public and individual health. The ability to rapidly and accurately detect microbes is becoming increasingly important given the emergence of diverse drug resistant strains, such as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA; Gram positive bacteria resembling purple grapes), as well as the length of time it currently takes to diagnose and treat certain infections (e.g. Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which cannot be detecte...
Source: Medgadget - January 30, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Shiv Gaglani Tags: Genetics Medgadget Exclusive Medicine Pathology Source Type: blogs

MIT Sloan 2012 Healthcare Case CompetitionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I really wish I could be back up in Boston to participate in the upcoming MIT Sloan 2012 Healthcare Case Competition. Good luck to all the teams!Digital Marketing for HealthcareA real opportunity to embrace the futureSaturday, February 25, 2012TIMELINEFebruary 9 - Applications due at 9pmFebruary 16 - Notify selected teams by emailFebruary 17 - Release AVEO case to selected teamsFebruary 24 - Presentations due at 9pmFebruary 25 - Presentations and Awards Ceremony (9am-4pm)PRIZE$4000 and $1600 cash prizes will be distributed to the first and second place teams.All participants are invited to attend MIT Sloan BioInnovat...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - January 30, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: MIT Source Type: blogs

10th Anniversary of CPHIMS - Get Certified and Empower Your CareerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
HIMSS Professional Development Career Services is all encompassing – in support of securing the necessary tools and skills for career growth and expansion.  Enter CPHIMS certification.  CPHIMS is a professional certification program for healthcare information and management systems professionals and only offered at HIMSS.  It is a mechanism to validate skill, knowledge and abilities. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - January 30, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Helen Figge Tags: Industry News Workforce Management Source Type: blogs

Update on the BIDMC ICD10 ProjectEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I've written extensively about the challenge of implementing ICD10 and my belief that the billions of dollars required to implement it will not improve quality, safety, or efficiency.I've spoken to many people at HHS, CMS and the White House about the need to rethink the ICD10 timeline, deferring it until after Meaningful Use Stage 3  which enables us to focus on improving our clinical documentation and adopt  SNOMED-CT  to capture structured signs and symptoms.However, I've been told that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) includes cost savings from reduction in healthcare costs/fraud/abuse that require the impl...
Source: Life as a Healthcare CIO - January 30, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Source Type: blogs

Kaiser’s Mobile App, EHR Anxiety Coding, EHR Accessibility Challenge and EHR DesignEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We’re back with our weekend round up of interesting tweets from the Twittersphere. We’ve got some really interesting ones to consider this week. So, much is happening in healthcare IT. Hopefully I can provide a good insight to some of the trends that are most interesting. No doubt this will be a challenge as we head into what is one of the most busy healthcare IT news cycles of the year around HIMSS. Now, on to the various EHR and Healthcare IT tweets: Just What the Doctor Ordered: Mobile Access to Your Kaiser EHR ow.ly/8KwkP – check out my latest blog for @ehrandhit — Jennifer Dennard (@SmyrnaGirl)...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 30, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: John Tags: EHR Electronic Health Record Electronic Medical Record EMR HealthCare IT mHealth Computer-centered Design Dr. Rick EHR Accessibility EHR Anxiety EHR Design EMR Accessibility HISTalk Jennifer Dennard Kaiser Mobile EHR App Us Source Type: blogs

There Are Some Interesting Rumours Regarding NEHTA Doing The Rounds Tonight!Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I don't have any details at this point - other than to say that apparently 'urgent reports' are being sought and assessments of the impact of the NEHTA 'product recall' on the PCEHR program are being requested. Hardly a surprise - in fact I am surprised action did not come sooner! It will be fun to keep an eye on www.health.gov.au and www.nehta.gov.au for any announcements / releases. Please note this is all unconfirmed but I need readers to keep an eye out and let me know what happens and when! David. This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David. (Source: ...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - January 30, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Dr David More MB PhD FACHI Source Type: blogs

Weekly Australian Health IT Links – 30th January, 2012.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Here are a few I have come across the last week or so. Note: Each link is followed by a title and a few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment. General Comment There was really only one bit of news this week that had been the source of rumours late last week and which then broke with the first article in the round up at the Australian on Tuesday morning. It is amusing to see that the spin machine was still pumping out material even as briefings for the Wave sites were being organised (S...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - January 30, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Dr David More MB PhD FACHI Source Type: blogs

AusHealthIT Poll Number 106 – Results – 30th January, 2012.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The question was: Do You Believe The Various Wave Sites Will Eventually Coalesce To Form A Coherent National PCEHR System? For Sure -  8 (16%) Probably -  6 (12%) Probably Not -  8 (16%) No Way -  27 (55%) I Have No Idea -  0 (0%) Votes 49 That seems pretty clear - around 70% of readers are not confident we will actually see a real working national system. Again, many thanks to those that voted! David. This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David. (Source: Australian Health Information Technology)
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - January 30, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Dr David More MB PhD FACHI Source Type: blogs

Here's Your Chance to Teach for Kaplan MedicalEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Kaplan Medical is searching for qualified, energetic faculty members to join their group of expert instructors. They are looking for physicians who can teach: Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Neurology, Surgery, OB/GYN, Anatomy, Pathology, or Physiology. If you have a passion for teaching and enjoy helping others reach their goals, teaching USMLE review may be right for you. Here are 5 great reasons to teach for Kaplan Medical: • Make a difference helping students excel on licensing exams • Earn excellent pay • Enjoy fl exible, part-time hours • Work with well-respected peers in a stimulating environment •...
Source: Non-Clinical Physician Jobs, Careers, and Opportunities - January 30, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Dr. Joseph Kim Source Type: blogs

Discussion of PHRs and Patient Data Access on iHealthbeatEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In an new story on iHealthbeat, Barriers Continue To Limit Patient Access to Electronic Health Data, I am quoted on the topic  Basically, I continue to be disappointed on the slow adoption of PHRs and the fact that Google Health is now gone. My statement at the end of the article is the most significant – how can providers strategically use PHRs as chronic disease management tools? There have been some pilot programs on this. Perhaps with the incentives to prevent readmissions and management of patients to reduce costs, such as, the Medical Home and ACOs, some provider groups will take a second look at PHRs. At the...
Source: eHealth - January 29, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: John Sharp Tags: Uncategorized healthapps PHRs QuantifiedSelf Source Type: blogs

Education and Training Programs for Older AdultsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
There are many older workers who are preparing for work in this increasingly competitive job market. Even though many citizens ages 50 and older acquired limited skills doing their work history, they are now being hired in skilled jobs that provide good benefits and in some cases may supplement their SSI and Medicare. Many jobs are open to them in teaching, nursing, and medical office environments.  Free Education and Training Programs for Senior Adults What you might find is surprising is that there are many education and training programs available to the older population. Nearly 60 percent of accredited colleg...
Source: Medical Coding and Billing Blogspot - January 29, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Danni R. Source Type: blogs

Weekly Overseas Health IT Links - 28th January, 2012.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Here are a few I have come across last week. Note: Each link is followed by a title and few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment. ----- http://www.ehi.co.uk/news/acute-care/7450/medicine-jim-but-not-as-we-know-it Medicine Jim, but not as we know it 12 January 2012   Shanna Crispin Developers worldwide have been challenged to create their version of Star Trek’s medical tricorder in the hope that it will spark more innovation in health technology. Three different versio...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - January 28, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Dr David More MB PhD FACHI Source Type: blogs

Purchasing healthcare on “a wing and a prayer”? There’s a better way.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In a post earlier this month I conveyed information about my participation in a CEO Health Care Summit organized by Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle.  Our first Summit was held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.  Today, we...(read more) (Source: HealthBlog)
Source: HealthBlog - January 27, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: hlthblog Source Type: blogs

Social Media ROI for DoctorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I’m a huge fan of social media and the power that it has for people to connect with other people. What I haven’t quite figured out is how doctors should best use social media for their practice. Although, this article about the ROI of Social Media for Doctors has me thinking. Here’s some relevant quotes they posted about the subject: “As many as a third of my patients are coming from social media,” Jerath said. (Source: 9News) “[Dr. Zaid] estimates that his “digital footprint” — his online presence — adds $125,000 to his annual practice revenue.”(Source: Physicians Practice) “The percent...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 27, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: John Tags: HealthCare IT Healthcare Social Media Clinical Practices Healthcare Marketing New Patients Social Media Discovery Social Media ROI Twitter Source Type: blogs

MoodscopeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
is "an online personal mood management tool that helps people grappling with depression or mood disorders to effectively measure and track their moods". It allows tracking your "ups and downs" and displaying them on a graph to better understand how your mood fluctuates over time. And yes, of course it allows sharing your scores with trusted friends so they can support you if you are down.. (Source: Positive Technology Journal)
Source: Positive Technology Journal - January 27, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: Emotional computing Self-Tracking Source Type: blogs

Positive Technology: Using Interactive Technologies to Promote Positive FunctioningEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
G. Riva, R.M. Baños, C. Botella, B.K. Wiederhold, A. GaggioliCyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking (Online Ahead of Print: December 9, 2011) DOIAbstract. It is generally assumed that technology assists individuals in improving the quality of their lives. However, the impact of new technologies and media on well-being and positive functioning is still somewhat controversial. In this paper, we contend that the quality of experience should become the guiding principle in the design and development of new technologies, as well as a primary metric for the evaluation of their applications. The emerging discipline of ...
Source: Positive Technology Journal - January 27, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: Blue sky Positive Technology events Source Type: blogs

A sign language interpreter glove for smartphoneEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A team of three designers, Oleg Imanilov, Zvika Markfield, and Tomer Daniel, have recently developed a novel sign language interpreter glove. Basically, the glove works as an input device from which the user is able to use sign language to create a text message. The hw system consists of AD board, gyroscope, finger sensor, Lilypad Adriano and an accelerometer. The prototype was demonstrated at a recent Google developers event in Tel Aviv, and can be seen in the video below.  (Source: Positive Technology Journal)
Source: Positive Technology Journal - January 27, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: Enactive interfaces Wearable & mobile Source Type: blogs

A smart-phone will detect people's emotionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
MIT's Technology Review reports that Samsung researchers have released a smart-phone designed to "read" people's emotions. Rather than relying on specialized sensors or cameras, the phone infers a user's emotional state based on how he's using the phone."For example, it monitors certain inputs, such as the speed at which a user types, how often the “backspace” or “special symbol” buttons are pressed, and how much the device shakes. These measures let the phone postulate whether the user is happy, sad, surprised, fearful, angry, or disgusted, says Hosub Lee, a researcher with Samsung Electronics and the Samsung Adva...
Source: Positive Technology Journal - January 27, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: Emotional computing Wearable & mobile Source Type: blogs

Subtle Gaze Direction May Help Train Future RadiologistsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have shown that a simple visual technique called “subtle gaze direction,” in which gentle visual cues are used to guide a viewer’s gaze, can be an effective technique to help radiology students learn how to study a mammogram.The technique takes advantage of our vision’s quick response to brightness, color, and contrast changes in the periphery, which almost forces the eye to move toward the changing scene. By recording an experienced radiologist’s eye movements and using those to steer the gaze of novices, the researchers were able to show that...
Source: Medgadget - January 27, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Gene Ostrovsky Tags: in the news... Source Type: blogs

Cell Freeze Cryogenic Storage Containers for HPC’s OK’ed in EuropeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Charter Medical, a part of Lydall (Manchester, CT), received the EU CE Mark for its Cell Freeze cryogenic storage containers for Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells (HPC’s). The devices, which were approved just over a year ago in the U.S., can safely go down to -200° C and handle temperature changes common to stem cell applications. They’re available in sizes from 50 mL to 750 mL.Press release: Charter Medical Receives CE Mark Clearance for Next Generation Cell Freeze(R) Cryogenic Stem Cell Storage ContainersRead More (Source: Medgadget)
Source: Medgadget - January 27, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Gene Ostrovsky Tags: Genetics Source Type: blogs

Cued motor imagery in patients with multiple sclerosisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: Heremans E, Nieuwboer A, Spildooren J, Bondt SD, D'hooge AM, Helsen W, Feys PAbstract. Motor imagery (MI) is a promising practice tool in neurorehabilitation. However, in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), impairments in MI accuracy and temporal organization were found during clinical assessment, which may limit the benefits of MI practice. Therefore, we investigated whether the MI quality of MS patients could be optimized by means of external cueing. Fourteen patients with MS and 14 healthy control patients physically executed and visually imagined a goal-directed upper limb task in the presence and absence o...
Source: Positive Technology Journal - January 27, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: Mental practice & mental simulation Source Type: blogs

A combined robotic and cognitive training for locomotor rehabilitationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Authors: Sacco K, Cauda F, D'Agata F, Duca S, Zettin M, Virgilio R, Nascimbeni A, Belforte G, Eula G, Gastaldi L, Appendino S, Geminiani GAbstract. It has been demonstrated that automated locomotor training can improve walking capabilities in spinal cord-injured subjects but its effectiveness on brain damaged patients has not been well established. A possible explanation of the discordant results on the efficacy of robotic training in patients with cerebral lesions could be that these patients, besides stimulation of physiological motor patterns through passive leg movements, also need to train the cognitive aspects of mot...
Source: Positive Technology Journal - January 27, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: Cybertherapy Mental practice & mental simulation Neurotechnology neuroinformatics Source Type: blogs

Doctors in Tech: Interview with Medical Device Entrepreneur Kathy SteccoEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Medgadget recently had the opportunity to interview Kathryn Stecco, MD, a globetrotting surgeon and an entrepreneur in the medical device space. Stecco is at once a medical consultant and monitor at BaroSense Inc., a surgical consultant at Mach Labs L.P., medical director of Nfocus Neuromedical Inc., and an external consultant to AKA Lifesciences. Dr. Stecco, who calls Silicon Valley home, has worked with local medical device legends Thomas Fogarty, MD and Mir Imran. In this interview, she explains how studying medicine helped prepare her for working in the device field, and shares advice with physicians looking to follow...
Source: Medgadget - January 27, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Medgadget Exclusive Source Type: blogs

Big Bass Powers Detection of Dropped BeatsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
André Romelle Young may just earn his self-given stage name, Dr. Dre, thanks to the innovative work of Purdue University researchers. The team discovered that acoustic waves from music, especially rap with its emphasis on bass, could be useful as power sources for implantable medical devices.Their proof of concept was a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) capable of sensing pressure. The press release describes how the sensor operates and is charged:Read More (Source: Medgadget)
Source: Medgadget - January 27, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Shiv Gaglani Tags: in the news... Source Type: blogs

To Stent or Not to Stent? The Impact of GuidelinesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
It appears guidelines developed as a result of the 2006 Occluded Artery Trial (OAT) have not reduced stent utilization in the U.S. as intended.  With approximately 600,000 stents prescribed every year, there is a lot at stake in controlling costs. In recent years, consumables, such as stents, have played a larger role in cath lab costs.  One factor is the changing demographics of a cath lab driven by advancements in screening and pharmaceuticals.  Before these advances, cath labs had a mix of 20% therapeutic / 80% diagnostic procedures.  As of 2010, this mix had progressed to 35% therapeutic / 65% diagnostic.  Because...
Source: MD Buyline - January 27, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: jameslaskaris Tags: Cardiology cath lab diagnostic stent therapeutic utilization drug-eluting dissolvable guidelines Source Type: blogs

SOTU barely covers healthcare reform law: Social media reactionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
After this week's State of the Union address, the Politico website dug into why President Obama barely mentioned healthcare reform law. Obama's law has garnered only 42 percent support by Americans, but has been among the most significant policy accomplishments for Obama since he took office. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - January 27, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Kelly Mehler Tags: Abraham Lincoln Election 2012 Industry News Policy and Legislation Source Type: blogs