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 'college health'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:27:28 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3907642&cid=t_99684_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F08%2F26%2Fthe-transition-year-an-interview-with-courtney-knowles%2F Earlier this year, The Jed Foundation and the American Psychiatric Foundation launched one of the newest mental health resources on the Web, The Transition Year. Recently, I was able to talk with Courtney Knowles, the Executive Director of The Jed Foundation, to get the skinny on this one-stop shop and why its contents are so beneficial for both students and parents before, during, and even after the college years. There’s a never-ending line at the bookstore. Posters announcing football schedules and Greek rush events are posted every couple of feet. Meal cards are being swiped every few minutes and music is blasting down the hall from the room where two longtime roommates are, once again, haggling over who’s in charge of buying the toilet paper. Yep, it’s that time of year again: ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3907642 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:36:42 +0100 3907642 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3889030&cid=t_99684_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fcolleges-dodge-healthcare-insurance-rules%2F A consortium of colleges are maintaining that they do not have to comply with the regulations in the Obama healthcare reform law because to do so would functionally prohibit them from being to offer the limited, low-limits packages at all. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3889030 Sat, 21 Aug 2010 02:05:09 +0100 3889030 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3180424&cid=t_99684_167_f&fid=37833&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnutrition.edublogs.org%2F2010%2F01%2F16%2Fvideos-on-the-digestive-system%2F I found a few new video clips on YouTube, in 3-D that give you a good idea how the digestive system functions. These clips are updates to the prior post on The Digestive System from 2008. The first on the Digestive System traces a bite of food from the mouth until it is eliminated. (Click on the link to go to the YouTube site, if the video doesn’t display below). The second comes from the Louisiana Public Broadcasting and gives you a very detailed 3-D and 2-D look at Digestive System 101. (Click on the link to go to the YouTube site, if the video doesn’t display below). Other interactive online animation: Digestive System from the National Geographic has an interactive way of looking at the digestive sytem. You can click to view certain parts of the system. A normal, healthy... Nutrition and Wellness Biology 50 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3180424 Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:24:52 +0100 3180424 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2553119&cid=t_99684_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2009%2F06%2F21%2Flost-laptop-with-patient-names-treatment-summaries-and-other-phi%2F This story coming out of Oregon came across my feeds today which tells of the Oregon Health and Science University contacting 1,000 patients after a physician’s laptop was stolen from a car parked at the doctor’s home. This story made me think of two things: 1. Why is PHI being stored on the laptop in the first place? I wish I could find out if there was an EMR involved. If there was, then the EMR should be storing all of the patient information on the server and none of that data should be stored on the laptop. So, if it gets stolen there’s no breach. That’s the beauty of an EMR these days. There should be no need for this to happen. 2. There’s some really cool technology that’s been coming out in recent laptops that will allow you to remotely wipe out ... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2553119 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:05:03 +0100 2553119 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2288986&cid=t_99684_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2Fce8R3BzhP3U%2F I’ve definitely said my fair share of things about CCHIT. Sometimes I wonder what CCHIT thinks about my comments. I’m really not trying to be mean, hurtful or ugly about it all. I just want to share my own feelings about the certification and educate people as much as possible about what the CCHIT certification can and can’t do. It’s not my fault if I just find a lot more wrong with it than I find right with it. At the end of the day, I try to follow the advice of a radio personality don’t try to please everyone. Just try to be right. The good thing for me on this blog is that when I’m wrong, people correct me in the comments. I always reserve the right to change my mind and make updates as are appropriate to make me right again. However, relatively rece... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2288986 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:10:48 +0100 2288986 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2272551&cid=t_99684_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2FuPIdYOAatQk%2F I was recently reading a post on EMRUpdate (great EMR Forum) by a man I highly respect who goes by CEOMike. In his long post, he made the following short analysis that I thought was really interesting: I thought by now you would have figured out EMR vendors are LIARS, making some of the bankers look like choir boys. I have done other posts on the install base claims of vendors. Figure it out 4% (studies show) of approx 400,000 primary care docs is only about 16,000 EMRs in use. Divide that by the approximately 400 EMRs [see my list of over 400 EMR companies] that have been listed in the last three years = 40 users per EMR Or go at the other way - take all claims by EMR vendors and add them up (I did this exercise a few years back) and you get something like over a million doctors using EMR... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2272551 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:57:25 +0100 2272551 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1926561&cid=t_99684_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F413jGg5LseA%2F So Denis Leary issues an apology—what if he’d just not said a word about autism in the first place? And allow me to air a frustration: Leary’s gotten quite a lot of attention (however negative) for his comments and become a subject of discussion in the autism community. But I think I’d prefer to spend the time talking about autistic persons, rather than the ultra-uninformed mouthings of the likes of Leary. ‘Nuff said! Tags: ada, asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, denis leary, disabilities blog, disability, Education, emerson college, Health, History, michael savage, Parenting, pdd-nosShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1926561 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:58:42 +0100 1926561 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1911388&cid=t_99684_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FHuO04v0-mSE%2F From the October 28th Boston Herald: “I have nothing but admiration and sympathy for the people I know who are raising children with autism. In fact, they were the inspiration for the chapter I wrote about the subject,” the Worcester native and author of the provocative forthcoming book “Why We Suck” said in a statement to the Herald. “To them - and to all parents of children with autism - I apologize for any pain the out-of-context quotes from my book may have caused.” Not a complete recantment—-the Boston Herald notes that Leary still said that “‘“taking one or two sentences out of context” from the book’s chapter “Autism Shmautism” is “unfair and misleading.’” Well, Mr. Leary, to throw around even “one or two” phrases lik... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1911388 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:38:38 +0100 1911388 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1866452&cid=t_99684_167_f&fid=37833&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnutrition.edublogs.org%2F2008%2F10%2F04%2Fwhat-cereals-can-i-feed-my-child-healthy-wic-approved-cereals%2F This week’s release of the report by Consumer Reports may have parents wondering what cereals they should be feeding their child/children.  One way is to see what cereals are recommended by the WIC program. WIC is a federally-funded health and nutrition program for women, infants, and children.  WIC helps families by providing checks for buying healthy supplemental foods from WIC-authorized vendors, nutrition education, and help finding healthcare and other community services. What makes a cereal a WIC Approved Cereal? WIC-approved cereals are ones that are low in sugar and have a lot of nutrients, vitamins and minerals in them. Two of the vitamins included in many of the cereals: Iron Folic Acid List of WIC Approved Cereals in California for Children All of these cereal are lo... Nutrition and Wellness Biology 50 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1866452 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:00:28 +0100 1866452 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1508090&cid=t_99684_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2008%2F06%2F10%2Femr-and-healthcare-it-job-search%2F If you’ve been reading my blog for any amount of time, then you know that I currently work in College Health at my local University. I started this job about 3 years ago and it has been a great learning experience for me in learning about EMR and healthcare IT. When I started the job 3 years ago, I took advantage of working at the University and started classes for my Masters in Information Systems. Happily I completed my Masters a few weeks ago. With the completion of my Masters degree, I’ve decided to start looking around for other job opportunities. I already have a few leads, but I thought I’d post my availability to my blog in case any of my readers have potential job openings. To be completely honest, I’m really jack of all trades when it comes to technology. ... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1508090 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:42:03 +0100 1508090 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1463644&cid=t_99684_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2008%2F05%2F22%2Femr-vendor-site-visit%2F This entire week my EMR vendor had someone in our clinic going over our EMR implementation. Yes, that’s nearly 4 entire days of our health and counseling staff meeting with our EMR vendor. You can imagine after the first few meetings it’s pretty hard to keep things straight. However, this type of EMR vendor site visit is so beneficial. The biggest benefit is that it almost forces doctors, nurses, front desk staff, lab, pharmacy, etc to sit down and think about our EMR, how it could be made better and which parts of the EMR are just causing them pains, problems, frustrations, or other discomfort. We tried to make sure that each EMR meeting went over: our current EMR challenges, features of the EMR that we aren’t using and finally discuss ideas for enhancements to the EMR s... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1463644 Fri, 23 May 2008 07:01:53 +0100 1463644 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1027027&cid=t_99684_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2007%2F11%2F14%2Fattending-the-pccha-conference%2F I’m currently attending the PCCHA conference which is basically the college health association conference for the west coast. The conference has been quite interesting. A few of the sessions ended up being quite useful, but more than anything it was just fun for me to talk to all of the various people working in the college health community. Most of my conversations centered around EHR and EMR implementation, but it was also fun to see these other college health professionals jealous of the really state of the art facilities we have on our campus. My presentation on EMR went quite well and I think that many of the people in the audience got some useful information. At least that’s my hope. It was fun to present on EMR and the things we’ve learned. The interesting thing fo... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1027027 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:09:45 +0100 1027027 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=962464&cid=t_99684_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2007%2F10%2F18%2Fpresenting-on-emr-at-pccha-conference%2F The day is fast approaching for me to present at the Pacific Coast College Health Association conference in Hawaii. In fact, I have less than a month to finish my preparations. I feel pretty good about my ability to present and also my knowledge of EMR, but presenting something always gets my nerves going. I think once I get started talking about EMR, then I won’t be able to stop. My real hope is that the people that attend my session will be interested in what I have to say, find it useful and ask good questions. Honestly, a part of me really wishes that I was a member of a panel where I just answered questions about EMR. I think that would be a lot of fun. Since it’s not a panel, then I’d love to hear any feedback from people on things I should include in my presentatio... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=962464 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:05:04 +0100 962464 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=776050&cid=t_99684_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2007%2F08%2F02%2Fself-check-in-patients-electronic-paperwork%2F It looks like my previous post about Digital Signatures in an EMR drew quite a bit of interest looking at the stats. Really this isn’t surprising. How long have we been signing things electronically at Walmart. Longer than I can remember honestly. Sure, Walmart is worth billions of dollars, but the technology isn’t that expensive. The real advantage that Walmart has is a great legal team. Setting the legal items aside, the technology of a digital signature is not rocket science by any means. In fact, it’s the legal questions that are harder mostly because there just hasn’t been much case law that has dealt with it. Just as a thought, I would highly suggest that whoever reads about this talks with a good legal team before implementing it. Of course, reading the comme... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=776050 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 06:14:10 +0100 776050 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=763608&cid=t_99684_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Fadministrator%2F2007%2F07%2F27%2Fdigital-signatures-in-emr%2F I think there is a ton of misunderstanding about digital signatures. So, hopefully in this post I can clear up some of the confusion of the various types of digital signatures that can occur. It’s important to understand some of the intricacies since there are a number of choices out there. I’ve been working through some of this digital signature stuff for months now and in the next month we’re finally going to have all of the digital signatures implemented in our office. The first method of digital signature is basically using your login to sign something. This is the most common digital signature in an EMR and many people don’t even realize that what they are doing is digitally signing their chart. Some EMR programs don’t even ask you to physically sign the ... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=763608 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 01:04:34 +0100 763608 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=559966&cid=t_99684_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F110912768%2F There has been a lot of discussion here about what happened at VTech. If you are the parent of an autistic child, what have you not said, or not said, about this to your child? Another autism mother writes about Is There an Easy Way to Explain V-Tech to a Child on the Spectrum?, while an autism father writes about finding joy in troubling times. I have not spoken directly to Charlie about what happened last Monday but—given his ability to pick up non-verbal cues and on emotions—I would wager that he knows a lot is going on. And I hope Charlie knows that it is thanks to him, I always find joy, in troubling and in the best of times. (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=559966 Sat, 21 Apr 2007 21:10:27 +0100 559966 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=462359&cid=t_99684_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Fadministrator%2F2007%2F02%2F06%2Felectronic-medical-record-site-visits%2F The past couple weeks I’ve gotten a few emails and phone calls from my EMR vendor about having a few other college health clinics(doctor’s offices) come and take a look at our EMR implementation. I always go into these with a little bit of a mixed bag since I know that my EMR vendor would like me to speak positively to the client. In fact, in many ways it is in my best interest to help make my EMR vendor successful. The more offices my EMR vendor signs up, the more money they’ll have to stay around and continue to develop the product. However, I always wonder if the trade is really a fair one. In the end, I love to have other people come and take a look at my EMR implementation. My wife just gave birth to our second child. You know I’m that proud daddy carrying aro... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=462359 Tue, 06 Feb 2007 16:24:24 +0100 462359