MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'academies'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:41:44 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934114&cid=t_369767_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FsskDnGcrBaw%2F By Jim HarperIf you like innovation, and if you’re interested in intellectual property, you probably already know about the Committee on the Impact of Copyright Policy on Innovation in the Digital Era. That’s a group assembled by the National Academies to, well, analyze the impact of copyright policy on innovation in the digital era. Long-standing consensus holds that copyright, by creating artificial scarcity in information goods, allows creators to enjoy rewards from their creations sufficient to justify creating them. In other words, copyright’s incentive structure encourages creation and innovation, the end result being more and better information goods for the society to enjoy. Information technologies such as digitization and the Internet are rejiggering the balance... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934114 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:44:22 +0100 4934114 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4313969&cid=t_369767_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F01%2Finstitute-of-medicine-committee-on.html The U.S. National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences issued a report in early 2009 on the state of health IT.That study's report, led in part by pioneers in Medical Informatics G. Octo Barnett and William Stead, was entitled "Computational Technology for Effective Health Care: Immediate Steps and Strategic Directions" (pre-publication PDF available free at this link). The report was announced under the following header:CURRENT APPROACHES TO U.S. HEALTH CARE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ARE INSUFFICIENT The insufficiencies were largely in the areas of difficulties with data sharing and integration, deployment of new IT capabilities, large-scale data management, and lack of cognitive support by health IT for busy clinicians.One might reasonably conclude such deficits could affect... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4313969 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 15:25:00 +0100 4313969 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3171885&cid=t_369767_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FIn435zpiq7c%2F By Chris EdwardsWe’ve got an IRS Commissioner who doesn’t even do his own taxes, and is not embarrassed about it. We’ve got complex deductions that nobody understands, including the government, as the Maryland nurse with the MBA found out. We’ve got a Treasury Secretary and other high appointees who apparently cheated on their taxes. And we’ve got the Democrats hell-bent on greatly increasing the power and responsibilities of the overwhelmed IRS with their health care bill. Now, more than ever, it’s time to scrap the current income tax and put in a flat tax. Or at least we could take a big jump in that direction with a “Simplified Tax,” as discussed in a new National Academies report. Get rid of all almost all deductions, exemptions, and cr... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3171885 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:21:59 +0100 3171885 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2758015&cid=t_369767_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fnational-academies-skeptical-at-best.html If you would like to watch the IOM conference you can check out day one here My take away from the first day. "Do you guys (DTC) know what you are doing?" "I wonder what kind of research and the quality you can provide?" "I can't believe you aren't regulated already." I think there are some really big issues here and there is some confusion. Questions that remain to be answered.......... 1. "Will these companies sell the customer/patient DNA/data?" 2. "Are these companies practicing medicine?" 3. "How do we quantify personal utility?" 4. "Will regulation really kill these companies?" 5. "What rigors and hoops will be required for these companies with research?" 6. "What will the GAO find about today's DTC companies?" The best thing these companies have done is raise the need for answers an... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2758015 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:47:00 +0100 2758015 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2752079&cid=t_369767_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fiom-not-webcast-today-why-not.html The IOM conference "Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing: A Cross-Academies Workshop" will not be webcast today? I wonder why not? Was it supposed to be and then submarined after Muin Khoury quoted an email I wrote him while he was presenting?Why is there no webcast for this important conference today?Maybe I am just a conspiracy theorist.But I would like IOM and the National Academies to explain why the cover one day but not the second.The second day by the way has some great topicsFrom the AgendaSession 5: The Impact of DTC Genetic Tests on the Medical System"If the medical system is no longer required to mediate genetic testing, how will the system cope with losing oversight (and reimbursement) of these services while retaining the full responsibility of caring for patients the services a... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2752079 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:43:00 +0100 2752079 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2748078&cid=t_369767_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fnational-academies-and-iom.html Today and Sept. 1 the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine will hold a symposium to explore the health, policy, and ethical implications of direct-to-consumer genetic testingAUDIO WEBCAST: Morning sessions on Aug. 31 -- covering the history and likely evolution of direct-to-consumer genetic testing, as well as the regulatory framework -- will be available via live audio webcast at http://national-academies.org.Don't miss this. I am listening to Muin Khoury right now.BTW, the best question was just asked. "Do you think you are practicing medicine and if no, explain why not?"That is the crux of this whole DTC field. I have always thought, they are.......The Sherpa Says: I will cover this and the NIH conference over the week. (Source: Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2748078 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:21:00 +0100 2748078 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2348731&cid=t_369767_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fbuilding-clinical-case-electronic-health-records In previous articles we have introduced several steps which are critical to optimizing the successful implementation of electronic health records. Part of this process necessitates buy-in from organizational leadership (e.g. Board and senior administration) followed by clinical staff and other organizational membership. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2348731 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:05:21 +0100 2348731 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2110587&cid=t_369767_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F01%2Fthrowing-national-research-council.html I wrote about the just-released National Research Council report on HIT at the post "Current Approaches to Health IT Insufficient ... and Other Master of the Obvious News."Critiques on the National Research Council report are to be expected. It will likely have a major impact on the HIT industry and those with special interests in that industry.The following critique, seen at the HISTalk industry-sponsored gossip site here, has me scratching my head.I'm scratching my head at the following commentary on HIT and the NRC report by an official at MedStar Health, Peter Basch, MD, Medical Director of Ambulatory Clinical Systems.Points that leave me wanting are as follows:... in spite of this clear support for funding and continued development of HIT, some media headlines have painted this report... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2110587 Sat, 17 Jan 2009 04:14:00 +0100 2110587 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2107697&cid=t_369767_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F01%2Fi-ask-again-should-us-call-moratorium.html In Nov. 2008 I wrote a post "Should The U.S. Call A Moratorium On Ambitious National Electronic Health Records Plans?"The question was raised based on reports of serious difficulty experienced by the UK in their national program for electronic health records, Connecting for Health. Read the above post for details.Since that time, there have been two remarkable events in the United States (when I wrote the above posting, I had no idea whatsoever that the following would occur):In Dec. 2008, the Joint Commission (the organization that accredits healthcare organizations here) issued a Sentinel Event Alert on HIT recommending that significantly more caution be taken in its design and implementation due to risks posed by the technology. In "Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alert On Healthcare IT... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2107697 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:05:00 +0100 2107697 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2094794&cid=t_369767_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F01%2Fnational-research-council-current.html This report was sponsored by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, U.S. National Science Foundation, Partners HealthCare System, Vanderbilt University Medical Center , the Commonwealth Fund, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine , and National Research Council are private, nonprofit institutions that provide science, technology, and health policy advice under a congressional charter. The Research Council is the principal operating agency of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering. A committee roster follows. Copies of COMPUTATIONAL TECHNOLOGY FOR EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE: IMMEDIATE STEPS AND STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS are available from the ... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2094794 Sat, 10 Jan 2009 23:03:00 +0100 2094794