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 'architecture'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:02:24 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159632&cid=t_119262_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F24%2Fthe-town-of-perth-ontarios-appreciation-of-her-past%2F My heart goes out to the people of Goderich who learned this week how quickly our architectural heritage can be severely damaged or wiped out completely. Having recently returned from a summer visit to my ancestral home (in Canada, at least, say ancestry.ca friends) I am renewed in my delight of how seriously the Town [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159632 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:31:39 +0100 5159632 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062297&cid=t_119262_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F26505947%2F0%2Fneuromarketing%7ENudge-by-Thaler-and-Sunstein.htm Nudge is all about choice architecture, a discipline which structures choices in a way that produces the most beneficial outcome. I don't have to tell Neuromarketing readers that humans often behave in conflict with the traditional economist's view of rational decision-making. Thaler and Sunstein not only provide plenty of evidence of irrationality, but they show how to avoid some of the problems it causes. CommentsCommentsRelated StoriesSecrets of the Moneylab by Kay-Yut ChenScary Thought: A Treatment for Impulse BuyingThe Upside of Irrationality by Dan Ariely (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062297 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:07:54 +0100 5062297 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008316&cid=t_119262_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F26361431%2F0%2Fneuromarketing%7EK-Choice-Architecture-Gone-Awry.htm One of the most popular examples of choice architecture – how our decisions are influenced by the way options are presented – is the 401K enrollment process. (For non-US Neuromarketing readers, most companies have replaced traditional pension plans with 401K plans. Employees have the option to contribute to an account, the employer matches some or [...] CommentsPeople staying with the default is EXACTLY what you would ... by JasonRelated StoriesMore Neurocinema: Brainy Film FestivalSmells Like Social MediaGory Tobacco Warnings Doomed to Fail (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008316 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:39:10 +0100 5008316 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4921681&cid=t_119262_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F06%2F09%2Ftorontos-distillery-district-a-destination-unto-itself%2F I had occasion to attend a meeting today at the former Gooderham & Worts distillery complex, not having visited “The Distillery District” since shortly after it opened as a pedestrian attraction of shops, art galleries, outdoor sculptures and condos.  It’s close enough that I’m almost certain to spend more time there after today’s experience! View [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4921681 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 02:51:56 +0100 4921681 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4853107&cid=t_119262_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F05%2F21%2Fearly-morning-late-may%2F   View Full Album   Awake uncharacteristically early I ventured out before sunrise to see what the city looks like well before I am usually ever up. The clock flashed 7 00 the moment I got home. (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4853107 Sat, 21 May 2011 16:41:58 +0100 4853107 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4527790&cid=t_119262_113_f&fid=34982&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anticlue.net%2Farchives%2Farchitecture%2Ftechnologies-2011.htm A couple of months ago, Gartner placed out the new list of technologies to watch for 2011. Good news is there are some new ones, and some old ones. A couple have been dropped from last year's watch list. Without... (Source: Anticlue) Anticlue blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4527790 Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 4527790 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4540613&cid=t_119262_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNeilVerselsHealthcareItBlog%2F%7E3%2FB_GaJoDmWgM%2F Since last summer, various government agencies, notably the Department of Veterans Affairs, have been touting the Blue Button Initiative as an easy way of  sharing electronic data with patients. Just click the blue button in the patient EHR portal and download data into a personal health record or a printout. Sounds simple enough. Late yesterday, my successor at a publication I was the primary writer of until late last year, cited the importance of the Blue Button, particularly when coupled with Microsoft’s HealthVault PHR platform. (If I turned in my story as late as 4:52 p.m. for that client, I would have been docked at least $150, but that’s neither here nor there.) The fact that HealthVault and other “untethered” PHRs are non-starters when it comes to the publi... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4540613 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:39:50 +0100 4540613 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4424379&cid=t_119262_132_f&fid=35016&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffgibson.com%2F2011%2F02%2F01%2Fdita-a-framework-for-scientific-publishing%2F There are two industry recognised standards for XML based documentation. These are Docbook and DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture). Docbook is the older of the two specifications and created specifically for technical documentation. DITA, is a younger specification which grew out of IBM, and is referred to as having its own architecture and was designed to provide structure to more than just a book. Both specifications are OASIS standards.  As with XML schemas, both specifications can be extended to include bespoke features. However, Docbook is based more on a book structure with Sections and subsections, where as DITA is built around topics that can be built up in any arrangement based on a document map.  A DITA topic is open to specialisation itself, however, a topic has... peanutbutter blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4424379 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 10:30:03 +0100 4424379 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4394688&cid=t_119262_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F24%2Fa-grand-old-montreal-building-enters-a-new-phase%2F When I read news from over the weekend that another former Montréal banking landmark is up for sale – there’s a wealth of information from this link – I found the photo (below) of “The Canadian Bank of Commerce” which I took a few years ago. (In 1961 it merged with The Imperial Bank of [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4394688 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 04:19:13 +0100 4394688 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4309813&cid=t_119262_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F03%2Frequiem-for-an-old-neglected-empress%2F A banner light for the Yonge-Downtown BIA is framed wth sad irony as water is poured on the former Empress Hotel today.   Oh, your Highness, The Empress Hotel, I didn’t know you, not even your successor The Edison. (Most Torontonians lived elsewhere or were not yet born during your building’s heyday; now your Ryerson [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4309813 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 01:32:36 +0100 4309813 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4285315&cid=t_119262_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F12%2F23%2Fperth-its-like-black-creek-pioneer-village-but-with-cars%2F There is a move afoot in Perth (Lanark County), Ontario to designate the original town boundaries to encourage its continued preservation. I think it’s a great idea! (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4285315 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 14:31:34 +0100 4285315 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4164661&cid=t_119262_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F11%2F13%2Fan-historic-church-building-lives-into-the-future-with-the-past%2F Crédit-photo: Massicotte et Dignard Une traduction ( +/- ) suit. That glass atrium between the church on the left and the social hall on the right was, until renovations began, an empty space most of the time – except in the weeks leading up to Christmas when a pre-fabricated wall, about half the height of [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4164661 Sat, 13 Nov 2010 23:50:54 +0100 4164661 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4152150&cid=t_119262_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F11%2F09%2Fperths-former-library-inspired-by-stately-bank-building%2F The Perth Scientific and Literary Society, founded in 1906 in order to apply for a Carnegie Foundation grant, built a library in the Beaux Arts style a year later.  It was a landmark public building until it was severely damaged, and its collection destroyed, in a fire in 1980.  A new library was built a [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4152150 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 20:21:24 +0100 4152150 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3831326&cid=t_119262_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Falmost-invisible-mirrored-tree-house-coolest-thing-weve-seen-today%2F Architectural firm Tham & Videgard has successfully built a beautiful, mirrored, environmentally-friendly, and practically invisible tree house hotel in Sweden, and, as Liz Lemon says on 30 Rock: We “want to go to there.” The Wonder Woman-esque box (six units hover inconspicuously high among the trees) is 40 miles south of the Arctic Circle, and is made from sustainable wood, with radiant heat flooring, and an eco-friendly incinerating toilet. Plus, as you see, it reflects everything. (But don’t get your feathers ruffled; the architects made sure birds won’t hit it.) And no snowmobiling allowed – wilderness walks only. No word on how the hell you get up there, though. Still, we’d like to book an invisible box for the weekend, please. via Yahoo! Green Po... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3831326 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:53:08 +0100 3831326 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3753778&cid=t_119262_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Feco-friendly-living-the-perfect-beach-tent%2F When it’s a beach day, we definitely can use a little shelter from the sun, wind, and unexpected torrents of rain (Sometimes we forget to check the weather, okay?) If only we could have this beautiful Folding Beach Hut, created by design student Josif Neema. It neatly closes up into a portable, box structure. We found this sweet little shelter while browsing The Alternative Consumer’s gallery of green architectural concepts. Check it out for some other innovative and eco-friendly design ideas. image via Alternative Consumer via The Alternative Consumer Post from: BlissTree Eco-Friendly Living: The Perfect Beach Tent (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3753778 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:02:20 +0100 3753778 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3742240&cid=t_119262_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fin-love-with-the-eiffel-tower-video-of-the-day%2F Love for an object can make us to do strange things, like walk for hours in six-inch heels or order delivery at 3 a.m. But some dare to take object-love even further than impulse buying. You’ll probably recognize Erika Eiffel’s last name. No, she’s not a descendant of architect Gustav Eiffel, but she did marry one of his most famous creations – La Tour Eiffel. Post from: BlissTree In Love With the Eiffel Tower: Video of the Day (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3742240 Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:00:24 +0100 3742240 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3721738&cid=t_119262_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fhome-decor-roundup-on-the-couch-with-apartment-therapy%2F Our favorite Apartment Therapy posts of the week: House to Drool Over: The Bruns Breathtaking Bucolic Colonial DIY Project: 4th of July Banners Object of Desire: Vegetable Keep-Sacks From Orka Problem Solver: How to Make a Custom Knife Tray Out of Wood & Glue House Greening: 49 Ways to Go Green for Renters Post from: BlissTree Home Decor Roundup: On the Couch With Apartment Therapy (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3721738 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 22:02:23 +0100 3721738 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3683744&cid=t_119262_122_f&fid=34736&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FChannelN-PodcastsPoweredByOdiogo%2F%7E3%2FyWE48FyUNWc%2Fchronobiology-and-design-healthy-buildings-for-brains.html Light Beyond Vision: Day and Night in Building Science and Chronobiology How natural and artificial light affects our bodies, circadian systems, sleep and mood, and the role of architecture and design for healthy chronobiology. Related videos: Sleep, Genes and Bipolar Disorders, and Hypothalamus and Chronobiology. There’s also a massive amount of info, much of it practical how-to, with plenty of research and news in the comments of the World of Psychology blog post Light and Dark. (Source: Channel N) Channel N blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3683744 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:51:25 +0100 3683744 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3432846&cid=t_119262_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fon-the-couch-with-apartment-therapy-2%2F Our favorite Apartment Therapy posts of the week: House to Drool Over: Johanna’s Greek Revival Rescue DIY Project: Air Plant Chandelier Objects of Desire: IKEA’s Collection of Solar-Powered Lighting The Spring Cure Project: Week 3 – The Landing Strip House Greening: DIY Water Saving Toilet Tank Hack Post from: BlissTree On the Couch with Apartment Therapy (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3432846 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:01:39 +0100 3432846 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2738006&cid=t_119262_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2F_y8W2oXd4KU%2Fis-web-20-past-its-hype-cycle-in-pharma_26.html (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2738006 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:40:00 +0100 2738006 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2570594&cid=t_119262_109_f&fid=35088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqw88nb88.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F07%2F04%2Fhanging-around-the-web%2F My son and I recently hauled a long dresser+mirror up two flights of stairs, and I cleaned up the master bedroom in preparation for the return of the new baby & parents from the hospital.  The downside of course is that after a day of labor, I must spend a couple-three days recuperating.  (In other [...] (Source: Andrea's Buzzing About:) Andrea's Buzzing About: blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2570594 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:22:46 +0100 2570594 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2272568&cid=t_119262_113_f&fid=34621&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthcareGuy%2F%7E3%2FXmN_ZJv3zBw%2F510 In this fourth installment explaining clinical interoperability in plain English, Charlie Harp talks about semantics or the “meaning of data”. Charlie is the CEO and founder of Clinical Architecture and has spent the last twenty years designing and developing software solutions in the healthcare industry.  Here’s what he had to say in his final part of a series I’ve be doing on interoperability. Clinical Interoperability – The Antics of Semantics Semantic interoperability deals with the actual “language” contained in the conversation between applications. Solving the syntactic interoperability issue by using a standard message format does not mean that the terms used by one application are the understood by the other. A computer can't understand thisApplications Can’t ... The Healthcare IT Guy blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2272568 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:49:11 +0100 2272568 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2258361&cid=t_119262_113_f&fid=34621&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthcareGuy%2F%7E3%2FOyclg7RCyvI%2F492 This article focuses on the first two of these. Physical Interoperability What is interesting about the physical transport of critical information is that people outside of healthcare probably think that our industry is dominated by the electronic data transactions. I am not sure that is the case. One example of this is prescriptions. According to NACDS, of the 3.5 million prescriptions filed in 2007, only 2.1% were processed via electronic messaging. Keep in mind that the medication prescription area is one of the most advanced, in terms of electronic messaging, in healthcare. So, today, when we talk about physical interoperability, we are talking about transport mechanisms that include ‘sneaker-net’, faxing, file transfers as well as pure electronic processing. This works today becau... The Healthcare IT Guy blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2258361 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:55:12 +0100 2258361 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240785&cid=t_119262_113_f&fid=34621&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthcareGuy%2F%7E3%2FNWd8DvXCAlM%2F490 Last week I asked Charlie Harp to explain what clinical interoperability is – in plain english. Charlie is the CEO and founder of Clinical Architecture and has spent the last twenty years designing and developing software solutions in the healthcare industry.  Here’s what he had to say in his second part of a series I’ll be doing on interoperability. Now that we have a documented definition for clinical interoperability and its macro components, the next reasonable question is: “Why is clinical interoperability important?” Before continuing, please consider the following interoperability scale. This scale represents the potential signal loss when information is exchanged between systems through a computer interface. The line represents the clarity of the information as the ... The Healthcare IT Guy blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240785 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:27:14 +0100 2240785 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240786&cid=t_119262_113_f&fid=34621&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthcareGuy%2F%7E3%2FLoYGpik98o4%2F485 This article is the first in a series about the challenges of clinical interoperability in healthcare. The first thing we need to do is ask the question “What is clinical interoperability?” The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers or IEEE defines the term interoperability as follows: The ability of two or more systems or components to exchange information and to use the information that has been exchanged. I like this definition because it is short and sweet, but to truly understand interoperability, we need to go a little further. The first thing we need to do is add that clinical interoperability is about exchanging a specific type of information.  It is about exchanging clinical information about a patient that allows our ‘partner’ to leverage what we alread... The Healthcare IT Guy blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240786 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:55:37 +0100 2240786 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1955845&cid=t_119262_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F449788110%2F Discussion Highlights. Below go some of my own still-jetlagged reflections. The financial crisis has made obvious the obvious: that we live in a truly new and global world. And that business as usual will lead to global disaster - we need new approaches to collectively adapt to and thrive in this new environment. The answer is not to go back to any old paradigm, which simply will not work in a new reality, but to imagine and build a better new way of doing things. Some of the attendants urged us to “reboot” the system. I don’t think that a "reboot" is enough - we need to upgrade to a new operating system. We can call it Planet Earth 2.0.Based on the group discussion we had on Sunday morning, let me propose some of the architectural principles that should underlie any emergi... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1955845 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:07:19 +0100 1955845 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1582093&cid=t_119262_93_f&fid=36697&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjeffreyleow.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F07%2F06%2Feye-for-design%2F Mayne’s Giant Group Pharmaceutical Headquarters (credit) Found another blog “A Daily Dose of Architecture“. Not bad pictures inside. David Bernardi’s Los Angeles home, originally a 1917 Spanish-style villa, is now wrapped in a white stucco facade. (credit) Maybe i should have studied architecture. On second thoughts, why not just pay them to do the job for me? I love browsing through interior design magazines. There are many architecture blogs to browse through if you have an eye for design. Treat yourselves to a visual feast.   Top 100 Architecture Blogs Oberlin College: Setting a Sustainable Example in Ohio The new Kiribati? LILYPAD is a true amphibian - half aquatic and half terrestrial city - able to accommodate 50,000 inhabitants and inviting the biodive... monash medical student blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1582093 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:51:20 +0100 1582093 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1508389&cid=t_119262_85_f&fid=34924&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.baggas.com%2Fposts%2F2008%2F06%2F11%2Fa-few-good-links%2F The Exigent City - this is a fascinating in-depth article from the New York Times on the history, sociology and architecture of refugee camps around the world. They also have a good article on the groth of new cities. Ben Witherington writes an excellent post on God’s freedom, love, and human free-will. I’ve been pondering some of these issues lately so this is very timely. On the US election, this article compares the online presence of Obama and McCain, and this article looks at McCain’s strategy in searching for a Vice President - Google! Apple News from the WWDC conference. A better, cheaper iPhone with 3G and GPS, coming to Australia soon (wonder how long I will be able to resist?). An upgraded .Mac service (no trouble resisting that) and a new Mac OSX ‘Snow Le... Baggas' Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1508389 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:56:31 +0100 1508389