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 'atlanta'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:09:07 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5158940&cid=t_105636_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FNvCd70offuI%2F By Andrew J. CoulsonI was tied up when the massive Atlanta School District cheating scandal broke last month, and so didn’t get around to blogging it. [Recap: nearly 200 teachers and principals in half of the district's 100 schools were involved]. But, with other large-scale cheating investigations still on-going, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan was asked about the problem yesterday during a video-taped “Twitter town hall” (minute 12:00). Specifically, he was asked if the high-stakes tests mandated by NCLB are to blame (minute 16:50). Though Duncan made an off-hand comment that high-stakes NCLB-required tests may have contributed to the pressure that lead to the cheating, he repeatedly blamed the cheating on a uniquely “morally bankrupt culture” in Atlant... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5158940 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:56:17 +0100 5158940 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050819&cid=t_105636_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fwomans-view-healthcare-it I recently had the opportunity to attend an event in my hometown of Atlanta that honored the top 25 women in healthcare – a group of powerful and intelligent providers and payers that are leading the industry into a new era. The awards were preceded by a conference featuring such illustrious speakers as the US Surgeon General, Dr. Regina Benjamin. I think it’s safe to say that everyone in the audience came away feeling like yes, we’ve come a long way, but that there is so much more to be done in terms of truly transforming healthcare delivery. read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050819 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:20:43 +0100 5050819 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4902525&cid=t_105636_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Frip-and-replace-atlanta-thrasher-fans-feel-providers-pain I’ve never given much thought to the similarities between the National Hockey League and the painful process I’ve heard referred to in the healthcare IT world as “rip and replace,” whereby a healthcare facility completely rips out an entire IT system for any number of reasons to replace it – usually - with a more modern, efficient and cost-effective product. No sticky read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4902525 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 12:17:25 +0100 4902525 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4419142&cid=t_105636_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fprizes-for-prostates-have-a-psa-test-get-game-tickets%2F2011.01.30 We’ve seen it before. A couple of years ago, I wrote about Roswell Park’s Prostate Club for Men offering “Prizes For Prostates” — Buffalo Sabres hockey tickets or Buffalo Bills football tickets among other awards for men who showed proof that they talked to their doctor about prostate cancer. Now a bunch of Georgia radiotherapy centers and the Morehouse School of Medicine are among those promoting the “Georgia Prostate Cancer Coalition” and luring men in for PSA blood tests by offering them Atlanta Hawks basketball tickets. They also promote this misleading statistic: “One in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.” No explanation is given of what lifetime risk means. And no explanation is given of how many of th... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4419142 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 20:00:57 +0100 4419142 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3621640&cid=t_105636_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fheart-attacks-more-likely-to-be-fatal-in-certain-areas%2F photo: Thinkstock Whether or not you survive a cardiac event could depend on where you are. Neighborhoods whose residents are poorer, less educated, and have more black residents yield higher death rates as a result of cardiac incidents. When researchers studied areas in Georgia, people who had a heart attack in Fulton County (Atlanta area) were up to three times more likely to die – and less likely to have bystanders perform CPR – than those who suffered heart attacks in other Georgia counties. Because heart disease is the number one killer of American women, it’s troubling to know that some deaths could be avoided if the victim walks down a different street. It’s impractical to avoid certain areas because there’s a chance you’ll have a heart attack while you&#... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3621640 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:50:48 +0100 3621640 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3403967&cid=t_105636_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2010%2F03%2F21%2Fhimss-2010-attendance-numbers%2F I always find the attendance numbers for a conference interesting. Ok, I pretty much find any statistics interesting. Just ask me about the statistics for my various websites and I can tell you them up and down. I’m a stats addict. So, it seems fitting that I share the HIMSS attendance stats: Registration: 27,855, compared to 27,627 at HIMSS09, healthcare industry experts learning about the latest solutions for improving healthcare through IT. Professional registration outpaced 2009 by 8.5% with 13,846, compared to 12,766 in 2009, registrants in this category Nearly 30% of those registering come from healthcare provider settings 11% of registrants are CIO and CTOs; nearly 10% are CEOs Almost 8% are from countries outside of the United States Here’s a nice graph of the number... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3403967 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:08:35 +0100 3403967 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3331397&cid=t_105636_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fhimss10-roundtable-part-i-should-emrs-and-ehrs-get-all-attention At HIMSS10 in Atlanta this week, you couldn't escape the topic of meaningful use and ARRA. From keynote addresses and education sessions to exhibit hall and Interoperability Showcase, the "M" word was the buzz word. Not surprisingly, a number of attendees are worried about what these regulations may mean for their healthcare organizations. And there are those attendees who are downright not in favor of the meaningful use requirements. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3331397 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:46:03 +0100 3331397 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3316147&cid=t_105636_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fonc-himss Health IT professionals from around the country will be convening in Atlanta at the beginning of March for the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's (HIMSS) Annual Conference. HIMSS will provide a unique opportunity for ONC to speak to, learn from and interact with 27,000 leaders in the health IT field. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3316147 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:28:06 +0100 3316147 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3275847&cid=t_105636_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F02%2F16%2Ffocus-on-georgias-mental-health-crisis%2F Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter will provide opening remarks for a discussion on the mental health crisis in Georgia tonight, Feb. 16, from 7-8:30 p.m. at The Carter Center. This Conversations at The Carter Center event is sold out but will be webcast live at www.cartercenter.org More than 130 patients have died under suspicious circumstances in Georgia’s public psychiatric hospitals over the past seven years, according to an exposé by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The Carter Center has been a leading voice for change in Georgia’s mental health system since this crisis came to light, and has worked to identify strategies to transform Georgia’s shame into a model for the nation. Carter Center Mental Health Program Director Dr. Thom Bornemann will moderate a panel of... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3275847 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:57:11 +0100 3275847 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3015325&cid=t_105636_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F11%2F20%2F2009-rosalynn-carter-symposium-on-mental-health-policy-recommendations%2F Earlier this month, I was honored to attend the 25th Annual Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy in Atlanta, Georgia. The focus of this symposium every year is to tackle a particular issue in mental health policy, population or care. This year focused, fittingly enough, on health care reform and how mental health and substance abuse programs need to be an integrated part of that effort: Currently health care in this country is focused on illness rather than health, on procedures and face-to-face interventions rather than on coordination and prevention, and on fragmented, specialty-driven care rather than on a primary care-driven delivery system. There is a solid evidence base that shows that a health system centered on primary care costs less and has better outcomes on a popu... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3015325 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:05:44 +0100 3015325 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2727291&cid=t_105636_125_f&fid=38161&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalheroes.com%2Fus-cities-worst-teeth%2F Totalbeauty.com recently approached Irwin Smigel, DDS., founder and president of the American Society for Dental Aesthetics(ASDA) and creator of Supersmile, to find out which U.S. cities have the worst teeth. Dr. Smigel evaluated the collective condition of each cities’ teeth using the following criteria: Regular dentist visits, not smoking, minimizing your coffee, soda and red wine intake, and brushing and flossing. Other factors, like having hard water or a dry climate, can also stain teeth or create a dry mouth (which can hurt gums)(totalbeauty.com). The 14 U.S. Cities with the worst teeth 1. Biloxi, Miss. 2. Huntington, W.Va. 3. Mobile, Ala. 4. Tulsa, Okla. 5. Baton Rouge, La. 6. Bristol, Tenn. 7. Greensboro, N.C. 8. Houston, Texas 9. Atlanta, Ga. 10. Las Vegas, Nev. 11. Miami, ... Dental Heroes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2727291 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:37:28 +0100 2727291 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2788900&cid=t_105636_101_f&fid=38978&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveringgradyaddict.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F04%2Fbecause-i-laughed.html I was happy to see that they finally enabled the embedding codes for this video. So happy happy happy I can share it. All my Atlanta friends and colleagues will laugh their asses off. It's a great spoof of Atlanta history and landmarks. Check it out. (Source: RECOVERING GRADY ADDICT) RECOVERING GRADY ADDICT blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2788900 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:59:00 +0100 2788900 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2788915&cid=t_105636_101_f&fid=38978&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveringgradyaddict.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F12%2Fproud-to-call-atlanta-home.html Where have I been? Somehow I missed this news story. Apparently a 20-something with Bi-Polar Disorder recently went ape-shit on an elderly lady on the subway. It was caught on video, and of course it then went viral on YouTube.Once she was arrested, the outcries for sympathy and understanding from the family went out to the local media. And subsequently TONS of vlogs came out in response to her actions, her arrest, her family, etc. All I can say is watch the video and form your own opinion. Be aware that this is FULL of vulgarities if you are going to view it around others.My personal opinion is that this is a disgrace! Bi-Polar or not. It was her responsibility to take her medication. It was a conscious choice not to do so, and therefore she should be held accountable for her actions when... RECOVERING GRADY ADDICT blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2788915 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:12:00 +0100 2788915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1868577&cid=t_105636_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FXJBlTURJA84%2F The summer swimming season in New Jersey is pretty much confined to a few months; while the water is warm now, there’s no lifeguards in the fall. To be amid a lot, a lot of water, nothing like an aquarium; Charlie’s enjoyed a couple of visit to the New Jersey State Aquarium and notices more and more with each visit. Fish Wish is program run by the Georgia Aquarium. Yesterday’s 11alive notes the calming influence of the aquarium on autistic children who’ve visited through the program (though a reference to autistic kids as “being in a world all to themselves” has shades of outdated notions of them being locked in their own world).  But still, always good to be surrounded by all that water, even behind glass. Tags: aquarium, asd, asperger, atlanta, autism... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1868577 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:11:21 +0100 1868577 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1782715&cid=t_105636_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FCg6S5Iebn9E%2F Who should choose where 8-year-old Arron Collins, who has Asperger Syndrome, goes to school—his parents or the school district? The August 9th MyFoxAtlanta notes: While the superintendent [of the Oconee County school district’ wouldn’t discuss Aarons [sic] case he does say in a statement that “there is no documented reason that the needs of students cannot be met at any of our schools, I have not been presented with any reason for any student to be transferred.” The Collins said a 2007 Georgia law, Senate Bill 10 is on their side. In part it says the general assembly finds “parents are best equipped to make decisions for their children, including the educational setting that will best serve the interests and education needs of their children.” &#82... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1782715 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:00:48 +0100 1782715 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1044059&cid=t_105636_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F188438817%2F “Does your son have autism?” actress Jenny McCarthy is regularly asked. She smiles. “No. Not anymore,” McCarthy replies. This is from the November 20th 11Alive.com news (Atlanta). But: “Jenny McCarthy Opens Up About Her Son With Autism” (People Magazine, September 18). And this from the description of McCarthy’s book, Louder Than Words: A Mother’s Journey in Healing Autism: Her story shares the frustrations and joys of raising an autistic child and shows how with love and determination a parent can shape their child’s life and happiness.    I’m getting at least a bit confused about what McCarthy’s son does or does not have? Share This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1044059 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:44:47 +0100 1044059 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1025412&cid=t_105636_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F184579643%2F You wouldn’t know it from much of what you read online and hear, but vaccines were created to benefit our lives and make us healthier; a study published in the November 14th Journal of the American Medical Association notes that death rates for 13 diseases preventable by childhood vaccinations are at an all-time low in the US. The study, Historical Comparisons of Morbidity and Mortality for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in the United States, was done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; historical records dating back to the 1900s were reviewed to gather estimates of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths for the diseases that children have been routinely vaccinated against. From the November 13th New York Times: For nine of the diseases, rates of death or hospitalization ha... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1025412 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:48:49 +0100 1025412 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1020031&cid=t_105636_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F183427163%2F I went to Atlanta this past weekend in order to give a paper on the use of metaphor in the representation of autism and……. Okay, I’ll just cut to the quick. I was one foot away from Jenny McCarthy as she interviewed parents about vaccines and autism at the National Autism Association conference. A camera man and a microphone were at hand; parents were listening closely and later gathered in a group and held up photos of their children. No, I didn’t plan this. I was in Atlanta to give my paper and chair a panel on non-fiction writing about autism for the annual meeting of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association. I had noted a few weeks ago that the NAA was also having its convention in Atlanta during the same weekend. It was gray, cold and raining when my plan... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1020031 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 06:42:08 +0100 1020031 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1018928&cid=t_105636_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F182788981%2F I’m here in Atlanta at a conference and off to a panel…….. I’ll let you guess which conference I am at. Share This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1018928 Sat, 10 Nov 2007 19:08:54 +0100 1018928 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1013391&cid=t_105636_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F181531689%2F Autism gains attention as experts meet: Research, celebrities raise profile of childhood disorder is the headline of a November 8th Atlanta Journal-Constitution article about the National Autism Conference, which is to be held this weekend in Atlanta. Some brief musings about the conference, the experts, autism, and who’s gaining “attention.” The National Autism Conference is the annual conference of the National Autism Association, which notes that autism is “environmentally triggered,” perhaps by a vaccine or something in vaccines, and which may not be the most national of autism organizations. The experts include keynote speakers Deirdre Imus, Katie Wright, and Jenny McCarthy, along with Andrew Wakefield, Jeff Bradstreet, Bryan Jepson, Anju Usman, David Kir... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1013391 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 08:45:09 +0100 1013391 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=741434&cid=t_105636_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F18%2Fdiabetic-trauma-patients-face-hazards%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Research, Care, ComplicationsYou may have heard that diabetics face a greater risk of complications during hospital stays. Well, now there's evidence that diabetics with trauma injuries are particularly at risk. That info comes courtesy of a large Pennsylvania study that looked at records for around 25,000 trauma patients, half with diabetes, the other half without. The study tracked the patients' progress over the course of almost twenty years. Impressive.What did they find? Twenty-three percent of the diabetic trauma patients experienced complications. That compares with only fourteen percent of non-diabetics. The diabetics also spent slightly more time in intensive care and were more likely to need ventilator support. The overall risk of infections was highe... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=741434 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 741434 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=489979&cid=t_105636_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F21%2Fson-of-denver-nuggets-coach-battles-cancer%2F Filed under: Thyroid Cancer, Daily news, Sports, SurgeryBoise State basketball player Coby Karl, son of Denver Nuggets coach George Karl, had surgery 13 months ago to remove his thyroid after he was diagnosed with papillary carcinoma, a form of treatable cancer. And while Karl received chemotherapy to kill off any lingering cancer cells, he must undergo cancer surgery once again.Karl, who plans to play in the NABC All-Star game in Atlanta on March 31, will return to Boise on April 2 for surgery to remove cancerous lymph nodes.The lymph node cancer was identified in January, but Karl, 23, kept his condition private until his team lost to New Mexico State in the Western Athletic Conference tournament semifinals. This ended the Broncos' season. And now begins Karl's second go-round with cance... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=489979 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 489979 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=478741&cid=t_105636_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F15%2Fthe-diabetic-lojack%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Childhood, Adult Onset, Lifestyle, Events, Products, SupportVery much like a prisoner being tracked in a work-release program (except it's implanted on the inside of your upper arm) -- the VeriMed microchip stores your vital health information for times when you are unable to disclose it yourself. It's about the size of a grain of rice and VeriChip says the procedure is painless. At the Diabetic Expo, held in Atlanta, Georgia -- VeriChip Corporation received the endorsement of the American Diabetes Association to test implant the microchip in 18 diabetics who signed up for the voluntary procedure. The implantable RFID microchip sends patient information to a handheld RFID scanner and a secure patient database. This system is intended to provide immediate acces... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=478741 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 478741