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 'computer'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:53:41 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077868&cid=t_106355_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FbVs7OP1xH_I%2F In recent years, we have witnessed the beginnings of a revolution in education.  Technology has fundamentally altered the way we do many things in daily life, but it is just starting to make headway in changing the way we teach.  Just as television shows like Sesame Street enhanced the passive learning of information for kids by teaching in a fun format, electronic games offer to greatly enhance the way kids and adults are taught by actively engaging them in the process. The Entertainment Software Association estimates that sixty-seven percent of American households play video or computer games [1].  They are especially popular among young males, with a recent study of teenagers by researchers at Yale reporting that 76.3% of male (and 29.2% of female) teens play video games [2].  These... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077868 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 20:36:31 +0100 5077868 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077771&cid=t_106355_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F28%2F5-reasons-for-the-joy-of-craft-or-why-is-computer-programming-fun%2F I recently read (sort of) Frederick Brooks’s The Mythical Man-Month. As I understand it, this book is a cult classic, and I was very curious to read it. It’s about software project management, and even though that’s a subject about which I know nothing, I found the book very interesting — that is, the parts I could understand. My favorite section was a discussion of “The Joys of Craft,” in which Brooks answers the question, “Why is programming fun?” This question interests me because it’s such a good reminder of my Secret of Adulthood: Just because something is fun for someone else doesn’t mean it’s fun for me — and vice versa. Nothing is inherently fun. Some people find computer programming fun, or skiing, shopping, ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077771 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:21:46 +0100 5077771 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062330&cid=t_106355_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2011%2F07%2F15%2Fehr-readiness-questions%2F In my interest of highlighting more EHR bloggers, I found this post by Ron Sterling on EHR Outlook quite interesting. In his post, Ron highlights a number of questions a clinic should ask itself to know if it’s ready for an EHR implementation. Here are the questions he lists: * Does your EHR effort have physician support? * Are you prepared to address ongoing problems? * Is your budget practical? * Does your EHR support your current workflow and operations? * Will your existing computer Infrastructure support an EHR? * Have you gotten your paper records ready? Check out the original post for Ron’s thoughts on each question and why that question is important. I think it’s a pretty good list to consider. I especially like the second question that addresses whether you&#8217... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062330 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:14:37 +0100 5062330 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4953078&cid=t_106355_113_f&fid=39278&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogsite.mdbuyline.com%2F%3Fp%3D284 Neuro programs should be pretty excited that physicians will see a 30% increase in reimbursement for cranial and spinal applications when using computer-guidance technology.  For 2011, CMS added three new CPT Codes: 61781 (Stereotactic Computer-Assisted, Cranial Intradural), 61782 (Stereotactic Computer Assisted Cranial Extraduaral), and 61783 (Stereotactic Computer-Assisted Spinal).  These add on payments for these codes are $263, $216, and $222, respectively.  They will replace deleted CPT code 61795 (Stereotactic computer-assisted volumetric [navigational] procedure, intracranial, extracranial, or spinal). If you are a hospital administrator focused on the budget or a patient looking for the best care, you may ask, “What’s in it for me?”  To get a better understanding, I asked... MD Buyline blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4953078 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:55:53 +0100 4953078 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952751&cid=t_106355_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fblogscan-uk-unencrypted-laptop-health.html From the blog "Australian Health Information Technology":Who Needs Hackers When There Are Accidents Like This? The PCEHR [Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record - ed.] Won’t Avoid Hacker Attention I Suspect. The following popped up a little while ago. By Dom Nicastro Think the United States has its problems with securing patient health information? We’re not alone. London Health Programmes, a medical research organization based at the NHS North Central London health authority, has reported missing an unencrypted laptop containing information of 8.63 million patients and 18 million hospital visits, operations and procedures, according to today’s issue of The Sun. The data does not include names, “but patients could be identified from postcodes and details such as gender, a... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952751 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 11:55:00 +0100 4952751 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934550&cid=t_106355_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2Fr7ddNltOXQU%2F (Editor’s Note: the recent trade book Computer Games and Instruction brings together the leading edge perspectives of over a dozen scientists in the area of videogames and learning, including a very insightful analysis –excerpted below– by Harvard’s Chris Dede. Please pay attention to his thoughts on scalability below, and enjoy!) — The research overview provided by Tobias, Fletcher, and Dai (this volume) is very helpful in summarizing studies to date on various dimensions of educational games and simulations. The next challenge for the field is to move beyond isolated research in which each group of investigators uses an idiosyncratic set of definitions, conceptual frameworks, and methods. Instead, to make further progress, we as scholars should adopt common research strategies ... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934550 Sat, 11 Jun 2011 15:24:20 +0100 4934550 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4902515&cid=t_106355_113_f&fid=34637&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgaggio.blogspirit.com%2Farchive%2F2011%2F05%2F21%2Fhuman-computer-confluence.html (HC-CO) is an ambitious initiative recently launched by the European Commission under the Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) program, which fosters projects that investigate and demonstrate new possibilities “emerging at the confluence between the human and technological realms” (source: HC-CO website, EU Commission).Such projects will examine new modalities for individual and group perception, actions and experience in augmented, virtual spaces. In particular, such virtual spaces would span the virtual reality continuum, also extending to purely synthetic but believable representation of massive, complex and dynamic data. HC-CO also fosters inter-disciplinary research (such as Presence, neuroscience, psychophysics, prosthetics, machine learning, computer science and engineering) ... Positive Technology Journal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4902515 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 18:03:00 +0100 4902515 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4893452&cid=t_106355_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhy-arent-there-more-women-ceos-in-health-it%2F2011.06.03 The Health Tech 2011 Conference, held earlier this month in Boston, featured presentations from startup CEOs in the health and wellness space. The conference had nothing to do with gender issues or leadership per se. Yet the Twitter feed from the conference (#ciht11) contained this: @ml_barnett By my count, only 3 of 27 speakers are women. RT @taracousphd: where are the female entrepreneurs? It’s healthcare!!! taracousphd and @ml_barnett reminded us of a painful fact. There aren’t many female CEOs in Health IT. Why is this? Women certainly aren’t short on content knowledge in health care. In fact, they dominate men in this area. More than 40% of all practicing physicians and 50% of all medical school graduates are women. Women earn nearly 3 times more PhDs in psychology (useful cont... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4893452 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:30:14 +0100 4893452 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4893462&cid=t_106355_88_f&fid=38153&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ozemedicine.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D952 Last year Microsoft stunned the programming world when they announced that .NET and Silverlight is no longer their preferred cross platform technology, and instead, the focus of cross platform application development is now on HTML5 and javascript technologies. Likewise, their SOAP/XML technology is rapidly becoming replaced with an emphasis on REST/JSON technologies. Microsoft itself avoided using .NET for its main Windows applications such as Office. Today, Microsoft unveiled early version of Windows 8 – and is promoting that it will be designed for two main types of apps – current Windows apps and yes, you guessed it, HTML5/javascript cross-platform apps. Seems all that hype over the last decade of the supposed benefits of .NET is coming to an end. I am not sure where that w... Oz E Medicine - emergency medicine in Australia blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4893462 Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:39:33 +0100 4893462 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4883675&cid=t_106355_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F31%2Fbad-research-popular-sex-search-terms%2F People like sex. They like sex so much, they spend a lot of time searching for it online. Go figure. (You can tell I’m about to delve into really highbrow, heady stuff here…) Researchers Ogi Ogas and Sai Gaddam recently published a book, A Billion Wicked Thoughts, detailing their analysis of 400 million searches they collected from the Dogpile search engine. Of those 400 million searches, 13 percent (55 million) were for erotic content. How did those 55 million searches break down? Let’s find out… but let’s also look at the methodology of these researchers to see if their findings are worth the paper that they are printed on. (If you think not, you’re probably right.) So here’s what people on Dogpile search for when it comes to sexual interests. N... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4883675 Tue, 31 May 2011 17:53:38 +0100 4883675 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4883588&cid=t_106355_90_f&fid=34474&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCasesBlog%2F%7E3%2F66czHvcvayc%2Fhow-to-maintain-correct-posture-while.html Adult or Child Laptop Use at Home, Work or Classroom.Mobile or Smart Phone Use while Driving, Traveling or on the Move.Link via Digital Inspiration. Posted at Clinical Cases and Images. Stay updated and subscribe, follow us on Twitter and connect on Facebook. (Source: Clinical Cases and Images - Blog) Clinical Cases and Images - Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4883588 Tue, 31 May 2011 12:43:00 +0100 4883588 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4872090&cid=t_106355_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fiphone-app-can-substitute-for-expensive-pulse-oximeter%2F2011.05.27 The Electrical and Computer Engineering in Medicine (ECEM) research group in collaboration with the Pediatric Anesthesia Research Team (PART) at the University of British Columbia have developed a mobile solution to measuring key vital signs — called the “Phone Oximeter”. The Phone Oximeter uses a traditional FDA approved pulse oximetry sensor, but researchers have modified it to interface with a phone, in this case, your iPhone. Currently the setup is being interfaced with an iPhone for trial studies, but is compatible with Android, and other mobile operating systems. What makes the Phone Oximeter special is its ability to capture SpO2 (blood oxygen saturation), heart rate, and respiratory rate — then dynamically comprehend the variables using the decision support software, giving... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4872090 Fri, 27 May 2011 18:00:12 +0100 4872090 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4852977&cid=t_106355_113_f&fid=34637&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgaggio.blogspirit.com%2Farchive%2F2011%2F05%2F21%2Fbrain-controlled-bionic-hand-for-elective-amputation-patient.html Source: BBC News — May 18, 2011An Austrian man has voluntarily had his hand amputated so he can be fitted with a bionic hand, which will be controlled by nerve signals in his own arm. The bionic hands, manufactured by the German prosthetics company Otto Bock, can pinch and grasp in response to signals from the brain. The wrist of the prosthesis can be rotated manually using the patient’s other functioning hand.The patient will control the hand using the same brain signals that previously powered similar movements in the real hand and that will now be picked up by two sensors placed over the skin above nerves in the forearm. (Source: Positive Technology Journal) Positive Technology Journal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4852977 Sat, 21 May 2011 18:15:02 +0100 4852977 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4841391&cid=t_106355_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F05%2Fanother-blow-to-health-it-idealists.html In a series of Healthcare Renewal posts such as those linked below, I pointed out that healthcare IT information security was largely a pipe dream, and that plans to create a national network of health information, while a seductive idea dating to the beginnings of computer networking, is not a good idea now."Networked EMR's and Healthcare Information Security: Practical When Massive IT Security Breaches Continue?","Networked, Interoperable, Secure National Medical Records a Castle in the Sky?","Operation Aurora And a Widespread Reluctance to Discuss IT Flaws: Is Universal Healthcare IT Really a Good Idea in 2010?","Medical data breach of the week - but your EMR data is secure, trust us, we're IT experts", "Insurers Test Data Profiles to Identify Risky Clients",and othersNow you can hear i... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4841391 Wed, 18 May 2011 15:29:00 +0100 4841391 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934049&cid=t_106355_87_f&fid=34925&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbestyoucanbe.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F05%2Fadolescent-computing-training-wheels.html My 14 yo's computer skills have continued to be a real strength. Of course, being both 14 and having disabilities in executive function, he does not always use them wisely.Years ago I hoped the iPhone and other iOS devices would provide app-restricted services while limiting web access. Sadly, I've been disappointed by Apple's deceptive iOS "parental controls" [1]. That didn't work very well. On the other hand, monitoring his computer use and punishing misuse isn't working that well either. We can't be looking over his shoulder everywhere -- such as in his school room.So now I'm trying Plan B, an educational program of trial and reward based on techniques that have worked before.I've set up an account on a machine using OS X Parental Controls [2]. I've whitelisted a number of sites he's i... Be the Best You can Be blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934049 Sat, 07 May 2011 03:27:00 +0100 4934049 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4794825&cid=t_106355_87_f&fid=34925&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbestyoucanbe.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F05%2Fadolescent-computing-training-wheels.html My 14 yo's computer skills have continued to be a real strength. Of course, being both 14 and having disabilities in executive function, he does not always use them wisely.Years ago I hoped the iPhone and other iOS devices would provide app-restricted services while limiting web access. Sadly, I've been disappointed by Apple's deceptive iOS "parental controls" [1]. That didn't work very well. On the other hand, monitoring his computer use and punishing misuse isn't working that well either. We can't be looking over his shoulder everywhere -- such as in his school room.So now I'm trying Plan B, an educational program of trial and reward based on techniques that have worked before.I've set up an account on a machine using OS X Parental Controls [2]. I've whitelisted a number of sites he's i... Be the Best You can Be blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4794825 Sat, 07 May 2011 03:27:00 +0100 4794825 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4771358&cid=t_106355_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FoQXVs9bvmvs%2F I noticed something very curious Friday in the financial news. Microsoft’s stock dropped over 5% in one day. The headline went on to say that the main culprit was the drop in sales of the windows operating system. The largest drop was in netbook sales which were down a whopping 40%. The main reason given was the adoption of tablet computers… Specifically Apple iPads. Apple actually had larger net income figures than Microsoft. It seems like people are opting for the more convenient touch screens of a tablet computer than a laptop or netbook computer. This has certainly been the case for me. I get most all of my news and information on the iPad as well as Email, Facebook and Twitter. My old netbook hasn’t seen the light of day for months. My laptop gets occasional use, bu... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4771358 Sat, 30 Apr 2011 19:29:43 +0100 4771358 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4789382&cid=t_106355_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Fneil%2F2011%2F04%2F28%2Fchicago-hospitals-embark-on-long-hie-journey%2F I live in Chicago, a highly competitive healthcare market with some world-class medical schools (Northwestern, University of Chicago, Loyola, Rush) and a pretty decent record of EMR adoption. At least four major institutions/health systems run similar Epic EMRs: University of Chicago Medical Center, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Rush University Medical Center and, in the northern suburbs, NorthShore University HealthSystem (formerly Evanston-Northwestern Healthcare). Three NorthShore hospitals–Evanston Hospital, Glenbrook Hospital and Highland Park Hospital–were among the first in the country to reach Stage 7 on the HIMSS Analytics EMR Adoption Model.(NorthShore’s Skokie Hospital since has reached Stage 7). Several others, notably Rush, Advocate Lutheran General Hospita... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4789382 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:01:25 +0100 4789382 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4742536&cid=t_106355_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FWMn1-gocfY8%2F SharpBrains served a highly thought-provoking and informative 2011 Virtual Summit on Retooling Brain Health for the 21st Century over 3 days, March 30th — April 1st. Here is a brief distillation of the large number (40+) of presentations. 1.The range and variety of presentations left no room for doubt that the digital brain health market is concerned with much more than improving cognitive performance and preventing/treating disease. There is a need for many tools in each of the following categories: computerized assessment for myriad cognitive, psychological and neurological concerns; data analysis and recommendation systems; interventions for manifold clinical and non-clinical problems; measurement of the effectiveness of interventions; dynamic feedback and intervention adjustment. Sig... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4742536 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:40:06 +0100 4742536 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734206&cid=t_106355_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F20%2Fdigital-detox-week-on-sort-of-staying-away-from-technology%2F Photo Credit: .:AR:. (Flickr) Happy Digital Detox Week! This week, I’m joining Adbusters in celebrating seven days away from technology — television, video games, and internet included. Wait. What was that last one? Did I just say “internet”? Yeah, internet. That internet thing…that thing that I’m on right now. Did I just out myself as a failure at my own little project? It’s only the third day of my week-long experiment and already I’m a hypocrite — but with good reason. Computers and the internet have invaded my life to such a great extent that I can’t completely disconnect. Not even if I wanted to. Here’s why: I work in an office. Every aspect of my day job, unfortunately, is performed in front of the big bright computer ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734206 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:51:34 +0100 4734206 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4709218&cid=t_106355_93_f&fid=38821&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheapstudent.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fuse-word-stash-for-learning-new-terms.html In several previous articles, I mentioned that the first step in learning the concepts of anatomy and physiology successfully is to learn the language.  You need to master the terminology before you can begin to understand the ideas.And in many of those previous articles, I pointed out that learning new terms--even a huge number of new terms--can be fast and easy if you simply practice, practice, practice.  Every day.  Several times a day.  But just a few minutes at a time.And an easy way to practice is using flashcards.  Flashcards can be either traditional paper 3"x5" index cards or any of the many computer-based variations of the flashcard technique.Recently, a reader of this blog recommended another of the web-based varieties of flashcards.  It's called Wo... The A and P Student blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4709218 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:00:00 +0100 4709218 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4670171&cid=t_106355_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F02%2Fgoogle-science-fair-2011%2F I’m pleased to help spread the word today about the world’s first online global science competition, the Google Science Fair! Google has partnered with CERN, LEGO, National Geographic and Scientific American to create a new kind of online science competition that is more global, open and inclusive than ever before. Students aged 13 – 18 from around the world are invited to enter and compete for awesome once-in-a-lifetime experiences, scholarships and real-life work opportunities. Click continue to see the Rube Goldberg-inspired video and learn how to sign-up. Who doesn’t like a good science fair? It gives kids the opportunity to join in a new kind of online science competition that is more global, open and inclusive than ever before. Best yet, it offers full-time... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4670171 Sat, 02 Apr 2011 16:00:21 +0100 4670171 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4642675&cid=t_106355_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F28%2Fdelusions-keep-up-with-the-times%2F Would you imagine the content of people’s delusions would change with the changing times? Well, according to Vaughan Bell writing over at Mind Hacks, they do. Research that analyzed the content of people’s delusions over the past few decades found that people’s delusions do indeed change. They recorded the content of the delusions for every patient with psychosis and while they didn’t find that the level of delusions changed, they did find that they tended to relate to the social concerns of the time. …more patients after 1950 believe they are being spied upon is consistent with the development of related technology and the advent of the Cold War. Delusional content tended to reflect the culture at the time, with focus on syphilis in the early 1900s, on Germans during... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4642675 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:55:28 +0100 4642675 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4626867&cid=t_106355_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F23%2Fdoes-the-internet-promote-or-damage-marriage%2F PBS/This Emotional Life is hosting a webinar in two weeks about the internet’s impact on relationships and marriage, in particular. As a panelist on the webinar, I wanted to explore this issue a bit with my readers so that I can offer your viewpoints in addition to my two cents. Here’s my honest opinion, after reading hundreds of comments and emails from people who have been involved in online relationships or emotional affairs as well as the responses on the discussion boards of the Emotional Affairs support group on Beliefnet’s community site: Although the internet and social media can foster intimacy in a marriage, it seems to do more harm than good. Of all the comments I’ve read, 90 percent of the opposite-sex relationships that were damaging to the marriage happened online... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4626867 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:40:41 +0100 4626867 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4622288&cid=t_106355_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F22%2Fhow-well-do-you-multitask-between-the-tv-and-the-computer%2F This study hints at the generational shift that is occurring and that researchers are starting to document in studies such as this. Younger adults are used to consuming media simultaneously, from multiple sources, and enjoy doing so. Older adults (that is to say, middle-aged adults and older) do less of this, and tend to enjoy it less. At least according to this single study. Last, the researchers conclude: The brevity of gaze durations on both computer and television content in this multitasking environment suggests a fracturing of attention with rapid attentional shifts and reorientation; both media seem to have limited ability to “hook” a participant into extended runs of attention. Television attention is especially composed of very quick gazes overall, supporting the contention th... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4622288 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:25:45 +0100 4622288 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4605791&cid=t_106355_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fmedical-data-breach-of-month-department.html I have written frequently about the breaches of electronic information security, such as at my posts:"Networked EMR's and Healthcare Information Security: Practical When Massive IT Security Breaches Continue?""Networked, Interoperable, Secure National Medical Records a Castle in the Sky?""Operation Aurora And a Widespread Reluctance to Discuss IT Flaws: Is Universal Healthcare IT Really a Good Idea in 2010?"Medical data breach of the week - but your EMR data is secure, trust us, we're IT experts and others.This latest medical information breach only affected a mere 2 million people this time.Perhaps we should go for 20 million next time?And then - there were substantial delays in notification (to give identity thieves time to get rich?)Health Net Delays Notification of Data Breach Involvin... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4605791 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 20:12:00 +0100 4605791 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4605903&cid=t_106355_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2Fc4yur-JENV4%2F Guest Poster: John Brewer is the founder of HIPAAaudit.com.  He and his team help physicians run HIPAA Compliant practices in the simplest, most pain free way. As previously mentioned, the Sanction Policy is an integral part of Meaningful Use. What exactly is a Sanction Policy? Quite simply, it is clarification to your staff…all staff…yes, this includes the physicians, that there are ramifications for breaking company computer policies, specifically HIPAA violations. First, your practice must have policies.  Without knowing the rules, nobody will know if they are breaking them or not. The computer policies of a practice are the foundation on which your office will operate.  The computer policies are different than human resource company policies…actually, they are different, ... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4605903 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:55:33 +0100 4605903 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4554644&cid=t_106355_107_f&fid=36698&url=http%3A%2F%2Fminingdrugs.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fshould-scientists-care-about-wiki-for.html I would like to encourage scientists to contribute to the ongoing survey of the Research Committee of the Wikimedia Foundation. The title of the survey is "Expert barriers to Wikipedia?" and you as scientists, experts, would greatly help in understanding what drives people to contribute, collaborate, and communicate with each other. The focus of their survey is on Wikipedia as Knowledge Management (KM) platform.I took the survey and add here additional remarks to some science specific issues:We have featured articles on Wikipedia. Do we also have "expert approved" articles? If not, could the WM:ResearchCommittee create some guidelines, and expert networks in taking this post-review on? This would help having a better argument against those typical "Is WP a reliable source?" discussions, es... Mining Drug Space blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4554644 Sun, 06 Mar 2011 18:08:00 +0100 4554644 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4540589&cid=t_106355_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F03%2F02%2Fnaked-therapy-or-just-cam-girl-soft-porn%2F When is psychotherapy, well, therapeutic? Is it any more therapeutic if your “therapist” starts taking off their clothes during your session? A freelance computer programmer, Sarah White, has decided that anyone can do therapy online. And not only that, she does it while she disrobes, one piece of clothing at a time. Yes, I’m serious. She calls this “Naked Therapy.” No, I’m still not kidding (and neither, apparently, is Sarah White). Be forewarned — a lot of the links in this article lead to websites with half-naked photos of a woman. I suppose the hook here is obvious — someone peddling cam-girl soft porn under the guise of something that’s “therapeutic,” because they hold a notepad and take notes while disrobing. So what a... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4540589 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 19:30:19 +0100 4540589 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4517140&cid=t_106355_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F02%2Fwhy-small-computers-are-garbage-and.html A technical note on computer unreliability, and a series of followup critical questions relative to health IT:I run Windows 7 Professional on one of my computers, a very unspecial 4-5 year old Micro Center machine, the PowerSpec 6001, using conventional components. The machine was upgraded with 2 Gb RAM and an ATI Radeon 9600 series video card, to run the Aero "eye candy."It has run satisfactorily since I installed Windows 7 Professional (32-bit version) on it last year.I am not a computer amateur. [I do, however, admit to being a Radio Amateur - Extra class - ed.] Further, I meticulously keep the machine current with Microsoft security patches, use Symantec anti-virus which I also keep updated, check my disk for errors, and only visit major well-known, nationally prominent websites using ... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4517140 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:31:00 +0100 4517140 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4512394&cid=t_106355_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdoctors-are-sponges%2F2011.02.23 I am a doctor. Go ahead, call me what you may. Group me into a neatly, prejudged category: “All you doctors.” Just don’t label me a sponge. That’s right. Recently in the Wall Street Journal, Mr. Andy Kessler, famous author and former hedge fund manager smart enough to turn $100 million into $1 billion, grouped doctors into a sub-category of the service economy which he labeled as “sponges.” We could have done worse: His other categories included “sloppers” (DMV workers), “slimers” (financial planners), and “thieves” (cable companies). It seems that doctors — along with cosmetologists, lawyers, and real estate brokers — offend him because of the tests and licenses that we deem necessary: Sponges are those who earned t... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4512394 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:00:37 +0100 4512394 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4489971&cid=t_106355_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2Fk0F7O8CVBQE%2F A former Bristol Myers Squibb employee who admitted that he stole secret formulas so he could start a company in his native India was sentenced today to a year that he has already served in jail in upstate New York, The Syracuse Post-Standard reports. Shalin Jhaveri, 30, had pleaded guilty to stealing trade secrets and sending them in three attachments to an e-mail to a man he thought was an investor in a pharmaceutical company that Jhaveri wanted to start in India with his father. Jhaveri, who has a doctorate in chemistry from Cornell University, came to the US eight years ago from India and was a technical operations associate at Bristol-Myers, where he was in a management training program when he decided to steal the secrets. The program allowed him access to sensitive company info. Al... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4489971 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 01:16:22 +0100 4489971 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4470435&cid=t_106355_93_f&fid=38821&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheapstudent.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F12%2Frecord-with-your-pen.html Sometimes newfangled technology products really do revolutionize how we learn.  One of the newer, niftier learning aids is the set of Smartpens offered by Livescribe. Smartpens are pens that record both sound and what you write as you use it.  For example, you can turn on the  Smartpen as your A&P class begins, then record the professor and student discussion as you write your notes.After class, all you have to do is tap on a part of your notes to replay the audio that goes with it!  Or you can replay the whole class!  If you are using the earbuds that come with the pen, you could also replay a part of the class that you want to replay. If you want to, you can then dock your  Smartpen in a small USB penholder that comes with your  Smartpens to upload ... The A and P Student blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4470435 Sat, 12 Feb 2011 20:00:00 +0100 4470435 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4446038&cid=t_106355_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Finternet-porn-or-cybersex-addiction%2F This article may help identify a form of ‘stinking thinking’ that may result.The Internet is a wonderful tool for communication. However, it can become an escape from reality that has the appearance of safety, intimacy and anonymity. Use of the Internet for games, gambling, messages, porn or cybersex can become as addictive as any other drug.What is Internet or Computer Addiction?A student has difficulty getting his/her homework done because computer games occupy all after-school time.Someone connects to the Internet at 9:00pm and suddenly discovers it is dawn and he/she has not left the computer.A wife is distraught because her husband has replaced their sexual relationship with Internet porn and online sex.Searching for information, skimming news headlines, downloading your f... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4446038 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:15:12 +0100 4446038 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4433342&cid=t_106355_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FGfMZw5y2afk%2F Are you happy about your goals or are you working for goals that someone else set up for you? Do you have quota goals thrust upon you every month by your employer? How about a weight loss goal that was suggested by your health care provider? Goals like these can be arduous at best and usually have a negative motivational effect. Years ago I worked for a sales company that would set sales quotas (goals) each month. If you reached your quota, they usually would put the carrot a little further out before you received a bonus the next month. Soon people realized that you didn’t want to exceed your quota by much or the goal would be put way out there. Have a really good month and you’ll never see a bonus again. Those kind of goals didn’t work. While we may not have control of the goals t... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4433342 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 14:54:00 +0100 4433342 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4394451&cid=t_106355_90_f&fid=34474&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCasesBlog%2F%7E3%2FlySuB--PCXM%2Flaptop-computer-induced-erythema-ab.html Erythema ab igne is a skin reaction caused by exposure to heat. It is also known as hot water bottle rash, fire stains, and toasted skin syndrome. Ignis is the latin word for "fire". In this case report a 12-year-old boy presented with erythema ab igne on his left thigh caused by the use of a laptop computer. This is the youngest of the 10 reported patients with this laptop-induced dermatosis since its first description in 2004. Erythema ab igne is a reticular, pigmented, sometimes telangiectatic dermatosis that is caused by prolonged exposure to a heat or infrared source (see pictures from different cases at DermNet). In laptop-induced erythema ab igne, the localization on the thighs and asymmetry are characteristic. The heat originates from the optical drive, the battery, or the ... Clinical Cases and Images - Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4394451 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:18:00 +0100 4394451 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4377587&cid=t_106355_93_f&fid=38821&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheapstudent.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F01%2Fpainless-memorization-with-quizlet.html Understanding anatomy and physiology often begins with building a foundation of basic terminology and identification of structures by name and location.  Yikes, that means memorization.  A lot of folks dread memorization tasks because they simply don't know how to do it in a quick, pain-free manner. Once you know the tricks of memorization, it's not that bad.The essential trick is to practice, practice, practice. That means every day, several times a day, if possible.However, this will only work if you spend just a few minutes at a time practicing.  If you try to get in all in one long session, it won't work . . . or at least least is won't work very well.  In fact, the "long session approach" can sometimes burn you out so badly, it'll be hard to make yourself... The A and P Student blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4377587 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 20:00:00 +0100 4377587 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4326925&cid=t_106355_107_f&fid=36698&url=http%3A%2F%2Fminingdrugs.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F01%2Flife-science-in-2020-vision-of-students.html Here more information about the Janssen ScienceBus 2010 to the ESOF conference (EuroScience Open Forum).Life Science in 2020 - Vision of the studentsBooklet from Alfons BoesmansSee alsoAnswers to discussions with students and photosRemarkable sentencesScientific presence (web) (Source: Mining Drug Space) Mining Drug Space blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4326925 Sun, 09 Jan 2011 16:28:00 +0100 4326925 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4324809&cid=t_106355_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2011%2F01%2F08%2Frequirements-versus-services%2F The smart alecks that post wise guy comments on my, and other pharmacist websites, usually only have one or two things they say regarding the worth of pharmacists. The root of their hatred for the profession that does so much for the common citizen is seeded in their jealousy of the wages paid to such highly trained professionals. Along the same lines, they only see pieces of paper (money and prescriptions) coming in and bottles filled with 30 pills each going out. Haters see it as overly simplified. Exoterically, from the outside looking in, it is, but for those of us that spent 6 to 8 years getting a doctorate, we don't agree. Compared to backbreaking labor outside in the hot sun, I can at least understand. I've also had a recent brash of problems with patients being rude/uncaring about ... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4324809 Sat, 08 Jan 2011 06:15:50 +0100 4324809 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4294785&cid=t_106355_113_f&fid=34637&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgaggio.blogspirit.com%2Farchive%2F2010%2F12%2F27%2Fbrain-computer-interface-research-comes-of-age-traditional-a.html Authors: Wolpaw JRBrain-computer interfaces (BCIs) could provide important new communication and control options for people with severe motor disabilities. Most BCI research to date has been based on 4 assumptions that: (a) intended actions are fully represented in the cerebral cortex; (b) neuronal action potentials can provide the best picture of an intended action; (c) the best BCI is one that records action potentials and decodes them; and (d) ongoing mutual adaptation by the BCI user and the BCI system is not very important. In reality, none of these assumptions is presently defensible. Intended actions are the products of many areas, from the cortex to the spinal cord, and the contributions of each area change continually as the CNS adapts to optimize performance. BCIs must track and ... Positive Technology Journal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4294785 Mon, 27 Dec 2010 16:44:00 +0100 4294785 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4285201&cid=t_106355_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Finterview-%25e2%2580%2593-informatics-nurse%2F2010.12.23 Ever wonder how all those hospital systems are created and maintained? (Computer charting, systems to report data to national and state organizations, to name a couple.) Sure, they could hire some IT guy to run them, but everything seems to flow better with a nurse’s touch. After all, we’re the ones using them all the time, right?  Jen C, RN, BSN almost MSN gives us a look into the world of nursing informatics. Jen has been doing this job for two years. She says she “stumbled into it” when she was interviewing for a new job and mentioned that she was starting her master’s in informatics. Although she was hired to be a staff nurse, within four months she was working in informatics. What do you do all day? Each day is different. I do a lot of troubleshooting. I go to a lot o... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4285201 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 16:00:59 +0100 4285201 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4233135&cid=t_106355_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fannals-of-electronic-information.html At The Hill, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich raises a good point about the leak of hundreds of thousands of diplomatic cables and other private information:"You have a private first class who downloads a quarter million documents, and the system doesn't say, 'Oh, you may be over extended?' I mean, this is a system so stupid that it ought to be a scandal of the first order," Gingrich said.Regardless of which administration(s) are responsible (these systems probably took many years to reach their current form), one wonders if commercial EMR's suffer from the same oversights.-- SS (Source: Health Care Renewal) Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4233135 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:01:00 +0100 4233135 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4197010&cid=t_106355_87_f&fid=34925&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbestyoucanbe.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fapple-ipadiphone-app-store-has-special.html The iPhone/iPad App Store has a section devoted to special education. I was able to find some announcements from the end of October, so it's quite new.There's a lot there, from sign language to communication to accessible readers to language development apps.This opportunity to market and sell focused special needs apps could be a very big development. I'm excited, I've written before about our own experiences with my son's iPhone, including the weaknesses in iPhone parental controls. He's probably moved beyond most of these offerings, but we'll be examining them in more depth. (Lately he's been using the money to earn to buy games, which is an improvement on using it to buy candy.) (Source: Be the Best You can Be) Be the Best You can Be blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4197010 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 04:04:00 +0100 4197010 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4183255&cid=t_106355_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Finsurers-test-data-profiles-to-identify.html Stories like this one today at the WSJ disturb me.“Insurers Test Data Profiles to Identify Risky Clients”Wall Street JournalNov. 19, 2010From that story: Life insurers are testing an intensely personal new use for the vast dossiers of data being amassed about Americans: predicting people’s longevity. Insurers have long used blood and urine tests to assess people’s health—a costly process. Today, however, data-gathering companies have such extensive files on most U.S. consumers—online shopping details, catalog purchases, magazine subscriptions, leisure activities and information from social-networking sites—that some insurers are exploring whether data can reveal nearly as much about a person as a lab analysis of their bodily fluids. In one of the biggest tests, the U.S. arm o... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4183255 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:59:00 +0100 4183255 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4183268&cid=t_106355_87_f&fid=34925&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbestyoucanbe.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Funderstanding-different-mind-memory.html As my oldest son moves into his adolescence, his mind continues to change. Observing him, I get new insights into how his mind works.He has a pen pal now, a young woman who is studying special education. She started writing him as part of a school program, and has continued on. She is a wonderful correspondent.My young adolescent tells her stories to impress her. They aren't, however, true stories.They are generally plausible stories, no more or less impressive than the things he actually does. Often they are things he has done, just not things he has done recently. On the other hand, he omits adventures that I, in his place, would certainly include.I think he's dissembling a bit, but mostly I think he doesn't really remember what happened yesterday. He may remember it in detail six months... Be the Best You can Be blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4183268 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 04:27:00 +0100 4183268 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4179403&cid=t_106355_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FbIK4cuhZ8z0%2F Discussions (Members-only links below. To Learn More and Join Council, click Here) Now let’s take a look at the great things going on with the SharpBrains Council. Council Membership 60 Council Members are already active in the Council members-only platform, bringing an excellent cross-sector participation and featuring innovative research, products, services and practices. The Member List available in the Library section includes interests and 2011 priorities, to facilitate connections. We are featuring: 7 most active Council Members: Philip Toman, Jamie Wilson, Luc Beaudoin, Joshua Steinerman, Pascale Michelon, Adam Gazzaley and Sherrie All. 7 Council Members doing great work outside the US: Peter Reiner, Veronika Litinski and David Tal in Canada; Jenny Brockis and Steve Zanon in A... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4179403 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:05:02 +0100 4179403 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4162925&cid=t_106355_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmale-laptop-users-beware-of-an-overheated-lap%2F2010.11.13 Male readers be advised! Using your laptop placed on your knees to read this post may cause your testicles to heat up quite significantly. However surprisingly, this is not due to the heat dissipated by many laptops, but rather due to the positioning of the legs. A study just published online in the journal Fertility and Sterility investigated ways to avoid the testicles from overheating while using a laptop computer. Right and left scrotal temperatures were measured in 29 volunteers while working on the laptop in different positions: With closely approximated legs, with closely approximated legs with a lap pad below the laptop, and sitting with legs apart at a 70° angle with a lap pad below the laptop. After 60 minutes with closed legs, temperature increased about 2.4 degrees Celsius, us... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4162925 Sat, 13 Nov 2010 13:00:53 +0100 4162925 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4139349&cid=t_106355_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FxLZj9ZGW-Rg%2F Discussions >Industry Activity from October 2010 (Posit Science, Dakim, Zeo, NovaVision, Lumosity) >Pearson starts to promote Cogmed working memory training (press release) Research & Policy Discussions >New report on workplace mental/physical health >Non-invasive electrical stimulation of the brain can improve numerical abilities >JAMA trial finds no evidence of DHA Supplementation impacting on cognitive decline in Mild to Moderate Comment of the week Philip Toman on the potential of computer-administered CBT and heart-rate variability (HRV) biofeedback Idea of the week We now have a very fun Ideas feature that allows Council Members to submit and to vote on ideas and suggestions on anything that crosses your mind. Please visit the new Ideas section and challenge you... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4139349 Sat, 06 Nov 2010 04:28:40 +0100 4139349 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4139174&cid=t_106355_83_f&fid=34801&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthefragens.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F11%2Ffail2ban-and-os-x-server-part-deux%2F As some of you might know I run my own installation of OS X Server. I’ve since updated it to Snow Leopard Server and I think I’ve got most of it running well. As I check my server logs frequently I find that there are all sorts of script kiddies attempting to log in to my server in various ways. The traditional method was to simply try an ssh session with a username and password combination. Unfortunately now I see more attempts to log in via VNC or in attempts to check or send email. It’s amazing to see 10 - 15 login attempts in a second. There’s a real motivating force to stop that kind of attention my poor little server is getting. As I’ve written before, I’ve found the Fail2ban scripts to to be a perfect solution. I have had to make a number of add... Surgical Diversions blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4139174 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:10:39 +0100 4139174 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4133942&cid=t_106355_113_f&fid=39278&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogsite.mdbuyline.com%2F%3Fp%3D79 Because the same vital angiogenic process that allows your body to heal itself also causes tumors to grow, computer-assisted tortuosity has emerged as a fascinating concept of identifying cancerous tumors by their blood vessel patterns.  With this method, researchers use the rapid formation of blood vessels as a physiological cancer biomarker, enabling a more accurate diagnosis and the rapid tracking of cancer therapy.  New perfusion imaging technologies have been used to study blood vessels at the micro level for years.  However, these were focused on flow and volume of blood, which has lead to an increased number of false positives and false negatives.  The next natural step in the evolution of angiogensis imaging is computerized blood vessel tortuosity.  I spoke to one of the leadi... MD Buyline blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4133942 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 14:11:16 +0100 4133942 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4097863&cid=t_106355_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F10%2Fmedical-data-breach-of-week-but-your.html I have written frequently about the pipe dream of secure national electronic medical records, such as in Febraury 2010 at my post "Networked EMR's and Healthcare Information Security: Practical When Massive IT Security Breaches Continue?", my post "Networked, Interoperable, Secure National Medical Records a Castle in the Sky?", as well as "Operation Aurora And a Widespread Reluctance to Discuss IT Flaws: Is Universal Healthcare IT Really a Good Idea in 2010?" and others.I was also quoted on July 30, 2010, in a Philadelphia Inquirer story about the theft of a laptop computer with data on 21,000 patients from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital here, and also interviewed August 2 by local NPR station WHYY-91FM, where I stated:"There is almost no excuse for unencrypted data to be sitting on ... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4097863 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:51:00 +0100 4097863 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4082135&cid=t_106355_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F10%2F19%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-october-19-2010%2F Try as I might, I could not think of a time when a childhood argument ended a friendship. Can you? I remember squabbles over crayon colors and anger over sharing toys, but that’s it. There’s no recollection of arguments going longer than a day. In fact, what is embedded in my memory is a lot of moments when a heated fight one day was immediately forgotten the next. Why then, as adults, do we hold grudges and find it so hard to forgive? Is it that life suddenly gets more complicated? Is it because knowing more about life makes it harder to forgive transgressions? Or are the wounds deeper and the hurts greater? Whatever the answer, one thing’s for sure, forgiveness heals our own hearts more than anything else. So if you’re in the process of trying to forgive someone, ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4082135 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:50:23 +0100 4082135 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4040666&cid=t_106355_122_f&fid=37835&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iqscorner.com%2F2010%2F10%2Fresearch-bytes-10-7-10-pda-notebook-and.html Schroeders, U., & Wilhelm, O. (2010). Testing Reasoning Ability with Handheld Computers, Notebooks, and Paper and Pencil. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 26(4), 284-292.Electronic devices can be used to enhance or improve cognitive ability testing. We compared three reasoning-ability measures delivered on handheld computers, notebooks, and paper-and-pencil to test whether or not the same underlying abilities were measured irrespective of the test medium. Rational item-generative principles were used to generate parallel item samples for a verbal, a numerical, and a figural reasoning test, respectively. All participants, 157 high school students, completed the three measures on each test medium. Competing measurement models were tested with confirmatory factor analyses. Re... Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4040666 Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:30:00 +0100 4040666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4027212&cid=t_106355_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F10%2F03%2F8-ways-to-manage-anxiety-on-an-anniversary%2F Most of us circle a few days of the calendar year that we know will be difficult to get through: the anniversary of a death, traumatic event, or even happy occasion. These dates are charged with emotion. Sometimes we feel trapped by these dates — like there’s nothing we can do to stop them. The approaching date creates a sense of panic and anxiety in many of us, and we can feel out of control. The one benefit from anniversary anxiety is that we can predict it and therefore prepare for it. Here are 8 ways to do just that. 1. Forecast your emotions. You’ve circled the day. You know it’s coming. Now get honest with yourself about how you might feel on that day. If it’s the anniversary of a death of a loved one, get ready to celebrate that person’s life wit... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4027212 Sun, 03 Oct 2010 13:30:09 +0100 4027212 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4002977&cid=t_106355_113_f&fid=34637&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgaggio.blogspirit.com%2Farchive%2F2010%2F09%2F26%2Fchange-in-brain-activity-through-virtual-reality-based-brain.html CONCLUSIONS: These results show that our subject with severe MD was able to learn to control his EEG signal and communicate with other users through use of VR navigation and suggest that an internet-based VR has the potential to provide paralyzed people with the opportunity for easy communication. (Source: Positive Technology Journal) Positive Technology Journal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4002977 Sun, 26 Sep 2010 18:39:25 +0100 4002977 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3987122&cid=t_106355_113_f&fid=34637&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgaggio.blogspirit.com%2Farchive%2F2010%2F09%2F20%2Fxwave-control-your-iphone-with-your-brain.html The XWave is a new technology that uses a single electrode placed on the wearer’s forehead to measure electroencephalography (EEG) data, and converts these analog signals into digital so they can be used to control an external device. The XWave comes bundled with a software that includes a number of brain-training exercises. These include levitating a ball on the iDevice’s screen, changing a color based on the relaxation level of your brain and training your brain to maximize its attention span.   In the company’s own words: XWave, powered by NeuroSky eSense patented technologies, senses the faintest electrical impulses transmitted through your skull to the surface of your forehead and converts these analogue signals into digital. With XWave, you will be able to detect attenti... Positive Technology Journal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3987122 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:05:00 +0100 3987122 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3982008&cid=t_106355_87_f&fid=34925&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbestyoucanbe.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fgoogle-scribe-for-special-needs-writing.html I'm typing this post with helpful from Google Scribe. As I type I get a popup list that lets me type a number or hit enter to autocomplete my sentences. It even suggests phrases based on what I type. I used to use something like this on my old Palm III; it was helpful there but it's somewhat distracting when I have a keyboard.Lee Matthews has a good description ....Google Scribe bookmarklet puts powerful autocomplete anywhere you enter text on the Web... Ever wish you could leverage the power of Google Suggest anywhere?...Those users might want to check out Google Scribe, a slick new Labs offering that brings Google's suggestion magic to any text entry field on the Web. Just visit the Scribe page and drag the bookmarklet onto your bookmarks bar, head on over to your favorite social site li... Be the Best You can Be blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3982008 Sat, 18 Sep 2010 23:35:00 +0100 3982008 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3982133&cid=t_106355_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FxT4umjtcdpk%2F We hear quite frequently that it is possible to help maintain your memory by doing such things as work on crossword puzzles and fill in Sudoku grids. However, there are not a lot of college students doing the crossword in the paper. Instead, more and more, people are far more likely to be online, looking for amusement via the Internet. The good news is that online games do not necessarily mean brain decay. Indeed, you could actually get a little help boosting your brain power for your university assignments with a little help from the casual games you play online and via Facebook. Recent studies suggest that casual games can actually make you smarter. A recent study from East Carolina University suggests that casual games could actually enhance your cognitive ability. The study was prese... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3982133 Sat, 18 Sep 2010 19:37:54 +0100 3982133 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3976531&cid=t_106355_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F09%2F16%2Fwhy-are-cell-phone-conversations-so-distracting%2F We’ve all been there — sitting in a public place, and feeling like that person over there, talking on their cell phone, is so annoying. Why are they so annoying? What makes a cell phone conversation that you overhear so distracting? Four researchers, led by Lauren Emberson (2010) from Cornell University, set to find out. Previous research has shown that we don’t seem to be as distracted when listening to a full dialogue between two people as when we are listening to a “halfalogue” — that is, just one side of a two-sided conversation. In two small studies conducted exclusively on 41 college undergraduates, the researchers devised tasks to measure how distracting mobile phone conversations are when we hear only one side of the conversation. Specifically, t... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3976531 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:44:51 +0100 3976531 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3982123&cid=t_106355_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FqW6E3yNE59w%2F How could a woman abandon her family for a fantasy life online? All too easily, as I discovered Few people would have read the shocking newspaper story thinking it had any bearing on their own lives. A mother neglected her three children, aged 13, ten, and nine, and let her two dogs starve to death because she was so obsessed with playing a computer game. Invited by a Facebook friend, she retreated into the competitive online game after the sudden death of her husband and abandoned all control of daily life. The decomposed dogs lay in the dining room; the children fended for themselves in squalor. Despite predictable online comments of the ‘lock her up and throw away the key’ variety, this woman was obviously mentally ill. Why didn’t somebody (the children’s teach... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3982123 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:39:00 +0100 3982123 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3961968&cid=t_106355_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fthis-and-that.html Well, it is safe to say that most of you think anonymous comments are a bad idea. I will leave them off for most likely permanently. If you want to comment, then sign up for a Google account. Stacey asked me to help her get out of debt last night. I was overjoyed to help – often worrying about her tendency to frivolously charge items on her many credit cards. She loves to shop for clothes and jewelry online. I told her it is going to take probably a year, but we could do it. Mom called me last night complaining about dad’s obsessive football watching habits. I smiled. I don’t much care for watching the games, but I will keep up with the scores on ESPN.com.  Dad and my brother are just fanatical about it, though. I cooked mom’s spaghetti last night and it was delicious. I mad... The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3961968 Sun, 12 Sep 2010 10:41:00 +0100 3961968 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3891795&cid=t_106355_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspiewebnet%2F%7E3%2FQxFAlTKFJUg%2F People with Aspergers often have trouble with computer screen.  A usual thing is getting migraines from constant flickering and trouble with the back light.  There are some useful tips however to help you tolerate your monitor more and to help you when looking for a brand new computer monitor monitor. The Refresh Rate A common [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3891795 Sun, 22 Aug 2010 20:41:12 +0100 3891795 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3890456&cid=t_106355_83_f&fid=34801&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthefragens.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F08%2Fcustomer-service-2%2F I just had to pass along kudos to APC. I use one of their BackUPS battery backup systems. It’s been flawless for most of the past 3 years. In the past 3 days the overload light has tripped and it shuts off power to everything. Not what you want. I called tech support. They picked up the phone after only 2-3 rings, ran me through some diagnostics, told me there was probably 18 days left on my warranty. Then they told me they were shipping me a new unit. They are my customer service heroes. Related posts:New Safari Version?? I’ve just spent the last 40 minutes on the phone... Customer Service I have to give great kudos to Wendy of the... Powered Down The power was off for most of the day a... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. (Source: Surgical... Surgical Diversions blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3890456 Sat, 21 Aug 2010 19:05:08 +0100 3890456 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3889061&cid=t_106355_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F196228%2F Power Up: Check out 7 tips on how to speed up your computer. (via The Daily Green) Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3889061 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:01:34 +0100 3889061 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3889062&cid=t_106355_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fcameron-diaz-the-internets-most-dangerous-celebrity%2F photo: WENN.com Googled any celebrities lately? If you’ve searched Cameron Diaz, you might want to check your computer for viruses. According to McAfee, she is the celebrity most likely to generate malicious sites when you enter her name into a search engine. Coming in just behind Cameron are Julia Roberts, Jessica Biel, Gisele Bündchen, and Brad Pitt. Cyber attackers use celebrities to steer people to sites that host malware. They are also starting to hide malware in Twitter posts in tiny urls, so be on the lookout and make sure your security software is updated. via eWeek Post from: BlissTree Cameron Diaz: The Internet's Most Dangerous Celebrity (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3889062 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:59:14 +0100 3889062 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3865229&cid=t_106355_87_f&fid=34925&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbestyoucanbe.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fipad-ipod-touch-and-iphone-in-autism.html When the iPad was first unveiled last January, one excited blogger wrote ...Gordon's Notes: Computing for the rest of us: The iPad and the ChromeBook... Think about your family. If it's big enough, your extended family will have at least one person who's, you know, poor. They may have cognitive or psychiatric disabilities. Or you may have a family member who, like most of American, can't keep a modern OS running without an on call geek. These people are cut off...By 2011 the combination of a $400 iPad (and iTouch for less) and $15/month VOIP access will start to replace a number of devices that are costly to own and acquire, while providing basic net services at a rate that other family members can subsidize. Not to mention something pretty, which, speaking as someone who grew up poor... Be the Best You can Be blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3865229 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:05:00 +0100 3865229 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3848846&cid=t_106355_87_f&fid=34925&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbestyoucanbe.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fadolescent-computing-iphone-and-ios.html I've written over 30 posts about computer use and the low IQ special needs child. Now I'm dealing with computer use and the low IQ ADHD/Explosive special needs adolescent. This has some special concerns.One is vulnerability. Most special needs adolescents are vulnerable netizens, susceptible to abuse, fraud, and manipulation. This is also true, incidentally, of many neurotypical adults and most elderly adults.Another issue is judgment and self-control. This is an issue for any adolescent (was for me, anyway), but for the "explosive child" external restrictions are particularly important. Unfortunately recent changes in net technology (https, multiple data streams, etc) have broken a lot of parental control software. OS X parental controls, in particular, are utterly broken.Even as one comp... Be the Best You can Be blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3848846 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:08:00 +0100 3848846 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3845080&cid=t_106355_87_f&fid=34925&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbestyoucanbe.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fcognitive-evaluation-and-motivation.html One of my sons has substantial measured cognitive disabilities including base IQ and a range of social functions. By most recent evaluations he's borderline "mentally retarded". (A nasty phrase that's enshrined by legal statutes. Of course there's no true binary state, this is all continua.)Which is why our titanic struggles over his misuse of internet resources are puzzling. This ought to be the mismatch of the decade. In every measure of knowledge and cognitive measurement there should be no contest between him and me.And yet it is a struggle. Mostly I win, but he wins some too. He's proven OS X Parental Controls, for example, are utterly broken. (I have more to write about iPhone for special needs adolescence. There's more promise there, starting with disabling Safari and YouTube.)Yes, ... Be the Best You can Be blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3845080 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:46:00 +0100 3845080 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3813032&cid=t_106355_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F08%2F02%2Ftired-on-mondays-sleep-more-on-weekends%2F If you’re feeling especially tired today — and it’s Monday — it may be because you didn’t get your normal recharge of sleep this past weekend. So says a new study published in the journal Sleep by David Dinges and his colleagues. Researchers came to this conclusion after analyzing the results of a sleep deprivation study on 159 healthy, middle-aged adults. A group of 142 participants were sleep-deprived by allowing them only four hours of sleep for 5 consecutive nights. But before the sleep deprivation, these subjects were first given two nights of 10-hour sleep periods, to ensure all participants started at similar sleep levels. They were then allowed randomized doses of recovery sleep ranging from zero hours to 10 hours for per night. The other 17 partici... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3813032 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:18:23 +0100 3813032 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3802444&cid=t_106355_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F07%2F29%2Fbad-science-mytype-ipad-research%2F I hate to give press to a “research firm” that doesn’t know the first thing about reporting statistics or basic methodology in their own “research” report. I guess that’s what happens when you get a bunch of people together who are mostly technologists, not statisticians or social scientists. This past week, MyType, a Facebook personality application that takes your data and then sells aggregated reports based upon your answers to their quiz, released a report about the iPad. They suggested that iPad owners and those looking to buy one were “selfish elites” while those who were iPad critics were characterized as “independent geeks.” You can already tell that this isn’t exactly going to be a scientific analysis, right? First... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3802444 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:22:05 +0100 3802444 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3795041&cid=t_106355_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fwonderful-beautiful-computer-hardware.html View Full Album (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3795041 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:12:00 +0100 3795041 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3795040&cid=t_106355_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fthermal-matters.html I left work at nine and drove directly to Auburn to buy some thermal compound for my processor.  I thought I had a full tube of Arctic Silver, but it was empty.  I couldn’t install my processor without it.   I reluctantly came back to the Valley to start the job at my Benefactor’s house.  I really wanted to come home and play, but work beckoned.  Installing my processor would have to wait.  As I  had expected, it was a hot and sweaty job requiring lots of physical exertion.  I earned every bit of the $50 dollars my Benefactor paid me. “You work hard and very fast,” my Benefactor told me at one point as he stood in the backyard nosily surveying my efforts. “I can’t wait to get home,” I told him. “I have a new toy to play with. Com... The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3795040 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:12:00 +0100 3795040 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3790661&cid=t_106355_87_f&fid=34925&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbestyoucanbe.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fipad-for-special-needs.html Gordon's Tech: Grandma's iPad - A user guide and review was written for low vision elderly, but there's a substantial intersection between the needs of the elderly and those of special needs kids and adults. (Source: Be the Best You can Be) Be the Best You can Be blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3790661 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:16:00 +0100 3790661 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3787114&cid=t_106355_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fcomputer-in-pieces-being-cleaned.html (Source: The 4th Avenue Blues) The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3787114 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:26:00 +0100 3787114 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3786280&cid=t_106355_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FQL7GS1wTopg%2F We are On-Line Gamers Anonymous, a twelve-step, self-help organization and web site dedicated to helping those addicted to computer/video/console/on-line games. We also welcome the gamer’s friends and family, by offering our support and sympathy. Regardless of involvement or severity of addiction, these web pages and message board forums are always open to those in need. We have 3,100 members on-line. “Excessive game playing can be a symptom of serious underlying mental/emotional problems. This board is not intended as a crusade against any particular game, but to alert people that excessive playing should be evaluated in context with any other symptoms a person may be displaying. Then, if there is still concern about the individual’s state of mind, we recommend that he or sh... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3786280 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:24:15 +0100 3786280 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3754084&cid=t_106355_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FzwtzrNBgTwc%2F This article may help if one follows the tips before a real addiction develops. I’m not a psychiatrist: if you fear your problem is so serious you need professional help, go out and see one. I’m going to write this article for those who might have trouble leaving the computer behind when the back of your eyes are telling you it’s definitely bedtime, but your spouse hasn’t packed up and left yet as a result of it – not quite a full-blown addiction, just on your way there. Detecting the Problem The problem with many addictions is that it can be hard to tell when a hobby has become more than just that, and taken a hold on you. It can also be hard to be honest with yourself when facing a list of symptoms, so make the extra effort now – we’re going to go through a few. Yo... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3754084 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:23:02 +0100 3754084 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3718370&cid=t_106355_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fworklife-test-your-computer-password-safety-sort-of%2F photo: Thinkstock While browsing Lifehacker today, something caught our eye – “How Secure Is My Password?” Since we’ve been using the same password for basically everything for the past ten years, we thought this seemed like a good idea. How Secure Is My Password is a site that will check how common your password is, and how easy it would be to hack. Sounds like a smart idea. Ok, let’s enter our passw–what? We shouldn’t use our real password, because someone could steal it? Well, damn. Thanks for nothing. Lifehacker says the site is just a good way to get a sense of how safe different types of passwords really are. For instance, the word password is a bad password. (Now there’s a revelation!) Somewhat obviously, you should choose an obscure word ... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3718370 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:25:45 +0100 3718370 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3714184&cid=t_106355_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdetecting-depression-in-online-text-and-blogs%2F2010.06.30 In a Thought Police kind of way, a new computer program can detect depression through your online writing. Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, in Beer-Sheva, Israel, have developed a program that detects depression in text without obvious terms like “depression” or “suicide.” In a sample of 200 positively-identified texts out of 300,000 which were screened by the program, there was a 78 percent agreement between the program and a panel of psychologists. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3714184 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:00:21 +0100 3714184 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3710494&cid=t_106355_83_f&fid=34801&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthefragens.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F06%2Fverizon-thinks-youre-a-spammer%2F They must. Verizon now blocks port 25 and does not allow you to opt out. Why do I care? Well our hospital just opened up free WiFi everywhere and when I found I couldn’t send email I made a couple of trips to the Information Services folks. They swore up and down that they weren’t blocking anything at the router. An epiphany later and we figured out it was the Verizon DSL they were using for the access points. Well, the simple solution is to change email to accept SMTP on port 587. This was simple enough to fix on the server. Just uncomment the following line in /etc/postfix/master.cf #submission inet n - n - - smtpd Then sudo postfix reload and you’re good to go. Of course I also had to change my iPhone SMTP to use port 587. The only tricky part was r... Surgical Diversions blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3710494 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:38:46 +0100 3710494 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3710742&cid=t_106355_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FYnHV7rNK7QI%2F Today (June 23, 2010) would have been Alan Turing’s 98th birthday—if he had not died in 1954, at the age of 41. via Wolfram|Alpha Blog : Happy Birthday, Alan Turing. Filed under: electronic life Tagged: Alan Turing, birthday, computer science, math (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3710742 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:27:37 +0100 3710742 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3676608&cid=t_106355_83_f&fid=34801&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthefragens.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F06%2Fwordpress-automatic-updates%2F I think I finally have the automatic updates feature of WordPress working. Previously, when asked for my login info for the FTP connection I would get some vague connection error. The answer mostly comes from looking for why WordPress asks for connection information. So far, my solution seems to be something like the following. sudo chown -R admin:_www wordpress/* Where wordpress is the location of the WordPress installation. When I encounter more updates I’ll see if this really does work. BTW, updated to WordPress 3.0 for all the new goodness. Related posts:WordPress SVN OK, since I’ve switched over to WordPress I have to... Latest Root updates There were a few root updates just released. They concern... Fixing MySQL and phpMyAdmin There seems to be a problem with ho... Surgical Diversions blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3676608 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 23:30:50 +0100 3676608 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3676901&cid=t_106355_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2F11-ways-to-detect-and-solve-internet-addiction-2%2F This article may help if one follows the tips before a real addiction develops. I’m not a psychiatrist: if you fear your problem is so serious you need professional help, go out and see one. I’m going to write this article for those who might have trouble leaving the computer behind when the back of your eyes are telling you it’s definitely bedtime, but your spouse hasn’t packed up and left yet as a result of it – not quite a full-blown addiction, just on your way there. Detecting the Problem The problem with many addictions is that it can be hard to tell when a hobby has become more than just that, and taken a hold on you. It can also be hard to be honest with yourself when facing a list of symptoms, so make the extra effort now – we’re going to go through a few. Yo... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3676901 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:58:30 +0100 3676901 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3641208&cid=t_106355_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2010%2F06%2F08%2Fthe-future-of-data%2F FlowingData, one of my favourite blogs, just featured an entry focusing on how data will be organized in the future. If there’s anything uniform across all the ideas, it’s ubiquity. In the future, computers won’t feel like computers, and data will not just flow alongside the physical world. Instead, data will intertwine with your day-to-day like threads in a fabric. They come up with many examples, but I liked this one below the most. Imagine a totally transparent healthcare system in which you see all the relevant data about doctors, procedures, hospitals (success rates, costs), etc. You can really make a wise decision because you will know all the details and data you need. Microsoft envisioned what 2019 would look like: And here is a great talk from Minority Report s... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3641208 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:37:24 +0100 3641208 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3629636&cid=t_106355_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fsynthetic-life-created-the-first-micro-avatar%2F2010.06.03 For the first time in history, a living organism has been manufactured with the help of a computer-generated genome. Dr. Jon LaPook reports on the groundbreaking discovery’s widespread implications. Watch CBS News Videos Online The First Micro-Avatar Craig Venter and his team of scientists recently announced that they had created the first “synthetic cell” — a bacterium controlled by genetic material that they had designed on a computer and concocted from four bottles of chemicals. This is the closest thing to creating life that has happened outside of a science-fiction movie. If it doesn’t fire your imagination, then you should fire your imagination. Basically, what Venter et al did was remove the “brain” (the genetic material that runs the cell) from one species o... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3629636 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:51:56 +0100 3629636 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3603546&cid=t_106355_87_f&fid=34925&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbestyoucanbe.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fadolescence-and-beyond.html The years go by.One SNC (special needs child) is doing very well. So well his teachers want to end his services and his IEP. We think they're premature, so we're negotiating for measurable milestones. If he passes those then we're ready to try the next grade without services.Teachers and administrators have as much trouble with measurable milestones as, for example, software developers and physicians. Measurement is painfulAnother SNC is also doing well in many ways, though we do not expect him to live without services. His written expression has improved greatly thanks to excellent teachers, and perhaps due to his fairly regular texting. He's done so well at texting that we've gone to an unlimited texting family plan. I hate the $360/year cost, but it's cheaper and more effective than pay... Be the Best You can Be blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3603546 Thu, 27 May 2010 03:08:00 +0100 3603546 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3592309&cid=t_106355_122_f&fid=38275&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drjonathanreed.co.uk%2Fwordpress%2F2010%2F05%2Fcasual-games-that-are-educational%2F I recently wrote that too many educational computer games look too educational and are not fun to play.  I have recently, however, come across a couple of causal games that although they don’t set out to be educational actually are, but are also addictive and fun.   Casual games are simple, cheap games that are easy, yet compelling to play.   The first game Drop 7  by area/code is a game involving numbers but also works a bit like Tetris.  To play you have to drop different balls with numerals inside into rows or columns and try and ensure that the numerals and the number of balls match i.e. every time you line five balls up the ones with the numeral 5 in them disappears.  I think that this game, without intending to, actually reinforces numerosities,  which is the ability to ... Child Neuropsychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3592309 Sun, 23 May 2010 18:23:06 +0100 3592309 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3581594&cid=t_106355_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F3I-I2Gj3jkY%2F By Julian SanchezAs Jeff Stein notes over at the Washington Post, the declassified summary of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on the Christmas underpants bomber ought to sound awfully familiar to anyone who thumbed through the 9/11 Commission’s massive analysis of intelligence failures. Of the 14 points of failure identified by the Senate, one pertains to a failure of surveillance acquisition: the understandably vague claim that NSA “did not pursue potential collection opportunities,” which it’s impossible to really evaluate without more information. (Marc Ambinder tries to fill in some of the gaps at The Atlantic.)  The other 13 echo that old refrain: Lots of data points, nobody managing to connect them. Problems included myopic analysis—folks l... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3581594 Wed, 19 May 2010 18:19:58 +0100 3581594 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3552244&cid=t_106355_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fan-artificial-pancreas-for-type-1-diabetes%2F2010.05.11 Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston University have reported that an “artificial pancreas” has worked in 11 patients enrolled in a study sponsored by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). The device consists of insulin pumps, glucose sensors, and a laptop with regulatory software. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3552244 Tue, 11 May 2010 12:00:01 +0100 3552244 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3515490&cid=t_106355_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fthree-key-icd-10-questions-providers-should-answer-right-now What with many vendors and providers behind schedule on both HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10, Computer Sciences Corp. published a report offering advice on creating a balanced approach to migration and implementation. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3515490 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:22:29 +0100 3515490 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3504896&cid=t_106355_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fm0M1Raeg7ow%2F This report in Government Computer News, for example, relates the findings of a recent Symantec report on threats to government systems and gives reason to settle down about cyberthreats from China. China was the top country of origin for attacks against the government sector in 2009, accounting for 14 percent of the total, but too much should not be read into that statistic. The apparent country of origin says little about who actually is behind an attack, said Dean Turner, director of Symantec’s Global Intelligence Network. China’s ranking is due primarily to the large number of computers in the country, Turner said. Less than a quarter of attacks originating in China were directed at government targets, while more than 48 percent of attacks from Brazil — No. 3 on the hit list ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3504896 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:20:16 +0100 3504896 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3490790&cid=t_106355_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FmCX2RSUGWIc%2F Steven Rodrig’s PCB Creations are made of recycled printed circuit boards (PCBs) – a perfect example of innovative recycling for Earth Week. The artwork is meant to encourage consumers to find a PCB recycling center rather than throwing out the non-biodegradable parts. photo: WENN.com Post from: BlissTree Earth Week Photo of the Day: Recycled Printed Circuit Board Art (Source: Genetics and Health) Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3490790 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:36:37 +0100 3490790 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3467688&cid=t_106355_83_f&fid=34801&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthefragens.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F04%2Fdont-send-ical-replies%2F I came across a great hint in Mac OS X Hints today. It seems that there’s an easy way to interrupt the process of sending an email reply when accepting iCal invites. As I tend to play around with iCal invites a lot (adding and deleting the same event ad nauseum) — I love this. I wrote up a modified script like in the example and bundled it with at shell script it install and uninstall the modification. You have to run this script using sudo from the CLI (Command Line Interface aka Terminal.app). The zip file contains the shell script, the modified Mail.scpt AppleScript, and the original Mail.scpt AppleScript. To install run “sudo /path/to/iCal_Reply_Send.sh install” To uninstall run “sudo /path/to/iCal_Reply_Send.sh revert” To check usage and status, ... Surgical Diversions blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3467688 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:18:12 +0100 3467688 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3453839&cid=t_106355_83_f&fid=34801&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthefragens.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F04%2Fnew-safari-version%2F I’ve just spent the last 40 minutes on the phone with Union Bank tech support because for the past 2 weeks I’ve been unable to log in to my online account with Safari. After all this time the tech support person, who was very nice, told me I was missing a patch to Safari. I told him I have the latest patches to my OS and I am running the most currently available version of Safari. I told me that someone there “got some update patch and could log in.” I told him, with all due respect, I’ve been using Macs for over 20 years. (I got my first Mac 128K in 1985) I was quite certain that there is no more currently available version of Safari. Naturally I ran Software Update and no updates are available. Currently I’m running OS 10.6.3 and Safari Version 4.0.5... Surgical Diversions blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3453839 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:12:43 +0100 3453839 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3443653&cid=t_106355_87_f&fid=34925&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbestyoucanbe.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fnew-behavioral-intervention-adding.html It's easy to persuade someone who can reason about past and future, and who can connect actions and consequences.It's much harder to influence someone when reward or consequences must instantly follow action, where the past is forgotten and the future is inconceivable.So we would like to make the future more real, more tangible. Something that he can interact with. We need to do it in a way that leverages his skills.How do we do that?We know that despite a quite low IQ he has a relative talent for devices and computers. They are natural to him, more comfortable and familiar than forest or water or rock. He struggles with many things, but not with software. Plan iMac has been successful. He's done well with his mobile phone, and texting seems to have advanced his writing skills.So... Be the Best You can Be blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3443653 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 02:42:00 +0100 3443653 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3440722&cid=t_106355_83_f&fid=34801&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthefragens.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F04%2Fipad-arrives%2F Well, with the Easter weekend over and Apple’s iPad gaining more headlines than anything else, I have to say I want one, but I can wait. I actually got to touch one. Someone at the hospital brought it with them. It’s not that heavy. The display is bright and crisp. It’s fast. I played a little with the keyboard and I can see with some practice that it’s quite usable. I’m more excited to see what’s coming Thursday in the iPhone 4.0 announcement. A unified inbox for the Mail.app and Smart Folders would be great. The iPad is certainly a machine designed for consuming data, not necessarily manipulating data. There are several scripts that I’ve written that make my life easier and I don’t see anyway of making them work on an iPad or iPhone... Surgical Diversions blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3440722 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:36:55 +0100 3440722 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3432854&cid=t_106355_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F172967%2F Are computer screens bad for your eyes? Slate.com says your mom was wrong. Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3432854 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:12:20 +0100 3432854 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3429426&cid=t_106355_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fmy-thoughts-for-day.html I had an old grade school friend visit the house yesterday.  He didn’t recognize me, but I recognized him.  He was a social outcast in school and had a terrible stuttering problem.  I felt for him as he still stuttered something terrible yesterday.   He wanted to cut my grass and my heart went out to him.  He looked so poor – like dirt poor.  I didn’t have a dollar to my name, but offered for him to come inside and have a soda.  He looked hot and was sweating profusely.  “Gotta find some yards to cut.  I need money badly,” he promptly replied and left.  His name was Jeff.  I would have given him the shirt off my back if he needed it. I just couldn’t give him any money.  The joys of my economy.  Computer Stuff... The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3429426 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:16:00 +0100 3429426 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3429311&cid=t_106355_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2010%2F03%2F30%2Fday-by-day-march-30-2010-bite-me%2F Day By Day by Chris Muir Apple Computer can advertise where and when it wants. This is private enterprise. More than 200 companies have joined a boycott of Beck’s program, making it difficult for Fox to sell ads. The time has instead been sold to smaller firms offering such products as Kaopectate, Carbonite, 1-800-PetMeds and Goldline International. A handful of advertisers, such as Apple, have abandoned Fox altogether. Network executives say they believe they could charge higher rates if the host were more widely acceptable to advertisers. However, Fox News and Glenn Beck in particular have a following and should a competitor arrive to rival Apple’s products (particularly thinking the new i-Pad) that competitor may very well pick up this business. It is not politics or politic... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3429311 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:24:15 +0100 3429311 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3420738&cid=t_106355_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fmy-thoughts-for-day_30.html Shall I Howl??? I am a firm believer that the gravitational pulls of a full moon have effects on our brain chemistry.  Last night, I was sitting here at this computer and looked out the window: A full moon.  I immediately called dad on his cell phone even though he had just left after our medication ritual. “Guess what?” I asked him. “It is a full moon.  You know what I should be doing.” “You should be acting crazy, drinking beer, and raisin’ hell,” dad replied laughing. I laughed and laughed. It was so true. “We should be full tilt nuts right now.” “That explains the crazy customers I had in the store all day,” dad said laughing some more. “Everybody was wanting their pain pills.  We had some real crazies today.” At least dad and I can laugh a... The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3420738 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:01:00 +0100 3420738 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3395107&cid=t_106355_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FaKySCUSYeQo%2F By Jim HarperBrilliant column from William Jackson on GCN.com debunking “cyberwar”: “The United States is fighting a cyberwar today and we are losing it,” former National Security Agency chief and national intelligence director Mike McConnell wrote in a recent op-ed column in the Washington Post. “It’s that simple.” It is neither simple nor true. Failure to distinguish between real acts of war and other malicious behavior not only increases the risks of war, but also distracts us from more immediate threats such as online crime. The habit of threat inflation is harmful to the country. Jackson’s welcome take on “cyber” threats earns an accolade I rarely give out: Read the whole thing. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3395107 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:51:38 +0100 3395107 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3342869&cid=t_106355_140_f&fid=35433&url=http%3A%2F%2F4thavenueblues.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fmy-thoughts-for-day_08.html Food Situation Rectified and Dad’s Obsession… I went to bed last night at eight.  I was just exhausted from the previous week. George woke me up at ten with a knock on the door.  He had a vegetable and cornbread plate from his mother on his way to work in Lagrange.  On it was a cauliflower, broccoli and carrot medley with a lemon butter sauce, creamed potatoes, and white creamed corn.  There was also three pieces of Mrs. Florene’s scrumptious cornbread. “I know you,” George said. “You are thinking this is charity.  Just enjoy the meal and call momma in the morning and tell her how good it was.  You would thrill her soul and she loves you to death.” I promised George I would call Mrs. Florene and let her know how much I appreciated this meal.&#... The 4th Avenue Blues blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3342869 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:35:00 +0100 3342869 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3457876&cid=t_106355_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F7478743%2F19wpsg%2Fneuromarketing%7EWebsites-That-Suck-Increase-Stress.htm We know that slow, balky, and confusing websites aren’t a good thing. Traffic metrics show this, as does conversion data. Google, whom some think of as passively indexing the web, believes quick-loading pages are essential to a good user experience. Google is, in fact, actively trying to speed up websites (and keep [...] CommentsI wondered why I felt so stressed… Well, all jokes aside, it ... by YourNetBiz Online | AnaBackend optimisation aside, using a CDN (content distribution ... by Franki NguyenPlus 8 more... (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3457876 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:04:24 +0100 3457876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3298460&cid=t_106355_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FNVho1duYvkc%2F (Editor’s Note: In 1990, Congress designated the 1990s the “Decade of the Brain.” President George H. W. Bush proclaimed, “A new era of discovery is dawning in brain research.” During the ensuing decade, scientists greatly advanced our understanding of the brain. The editors of Cerebrum asked the directors of seven brain-related institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to identify the biggest advances, greatest disappointments, and missed opportunities of brain research in the past decade—the decade after the “Decade of the Brain.” They also asked them what looks most promising for the coming decade, the 2010s. Experts focused on research that might change how doctors diagnose and treat human brain disorders.) Neuroscience is at a historic turning point. To... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3298460 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:54:38 +0100 3298460