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 'consortium'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:14:56 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4676899&cid=t_209885_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNeilVerselsHealthcareItBlog%2F%7E3%2FEcS5gp-MhXQ%2F Geisinger Health System, Group Health Cooperative, Intermountain Healthcare, Kaiser Permanente and the Mayo Clinic will join together to promote sharing of electronic health data as part of a new organization called the Care Connectivity Consortium. The formal launch is set for 9 a.m. EDT Wednesday at the National Press Club in Washington, and the event will be webcast here. According to a media advisory, the Care Connectivity Consortium is “a historic interoperability collaboration among five of the nation’s leading health systems to securely share electronic health information and best practices.” Executives from the organizations will be on hand to “will discuss the goals of the consortium, how sharing electronic health data supports high quality, patient-centered ca... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4676899 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:06:21 +0100 4676899 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3374375&cid=t_209885_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FJHNZMyRf0k8%2F A new research collaboration involving the National Institutes of Health, the FDA and three drugmakers will be launched today in hopes of getting cancer drugs to the market faster, and test five experimental breast cancer medsReuters writes. The $26 million, five-year study will be called Investigation of Serial Studies to Predict your Therapeutic Response with Imaging and Molecular Analysis, or I-SPY2, and use DNA to match the best drug to each patient, and more quickly toss approaches that don’t work or are too toxic. The companies - Amgen, Abbott Labs and Pfizer - agreed to share info on using genes to predict how well patients respond as part of The Biomarkers Consortium, which includes the FDA, the NIH and PhRMA, the industry trade group. “I think it is the theme for the f... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3374375 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:56:09 +0100 3374375 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370515&cid=t_209885_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2FdqhFSjCaVoY%2F Well, as you might have noticed, I decided to take the weekend off from the blog. I figured it was reasonable to take a weekend off after the craziness of HIMSS. I still have a ton of content from HIMSS 10 that I’d like to post. So, watch for more of that over the next couple weeks as well. I thought a nice video to kick off the new week would be nice. This video is of Robin Daigh from MD-IT and Craig Mercure from MxSecure talking about their partnership with Verizon to create a really interesting health information exchange. I talked about this Medical Transcription Service Consortium previously, but it was really neat to talk about it in person with Robin and Craig (Full Disclosure: Both Robin and Craig advertise on EMR and HIPAA). I also talked with the CMO from Verizon about it a... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370515 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:33:33 +0100 3370515 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3089288&cid=t_209885_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsabin.org%2Ffiles%2Fattachment%2Fvalue_vaccination_bloom_canning_weston.pdf The following post by Lois Privor-Dumm, IMBA, Director of Alliances and Information for the PneumoADIP at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, is part of Disruptive Women’s “The Value of Health: Creating Economic Security in the Developing World” series. Lois heads up several vaccine projects related to advocacy and communications as well as access and implementation. She is currently working as Director, Large Country Introduction for the Accelerated Vaccine Introduction Technical Assistance Consortium (AVI TAC), a GAVI-funded project with an aim to accelerate introduction of pneumococcal and rotavirus vaccines in low-income countries. Lois has been at Johns Hopkins since 2005 helping guide strategies and accelerated uptake on both the Hib Initiative and Pneu... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3089288 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:03:19 +0100 3089288 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2984986&cid=t_209885_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F11%2F11%2Fnationwide-registry-to-match-study-volunteers-with-researchers%2F Individuals who want to participate in research studies can connect online with researchers nationwide through the first disease-neutral, volunteer recruitment registry.  ResearchMatch.org is a not-for-profit secure Web site, designed to provide people who are interested in participating in research the opportunity to be matched with studies that may be the right fit for them. NIH Announces [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2984986 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:32:15 +0100 2984986 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2593192&cid=t_209885_129_f&fid=35709&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FUniqueButNotAlone%2F%7E3%2FOPhqjidlhiI%2Finside-my-heart-races-yet-i-keep-my.html Inside my heart races Yet I keep my reserve I hate these blood tests As much as they do Smile! Keep calm! They need to draw On your strength Sitting in a green chair I offer my arm To give of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Unique But Not Alone) Unique But Not Alone blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2593192 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:47:00 +0100 2593192 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1912022&cid=t_209885_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Fnew-autism-advisor-in-government%2F Canada has appointed a new Specialist Advisor for Autism at the Department of Health.  Elaine Hill will work four days week to develop a new Adult Autism Strategy, advise on the needs of Autistic Individuals and work on policy reform. Ms. Hill stated, “I am very excited about the prospect of being able to take forward [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1912022 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:29:09 +0100 1912022 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1512325&cid=t_209885_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F310581929%2F The two regulatory agencies are calling this the “first use of a framework allowing submission of a single application.” What exactly do they mean? They’ve allowed drugmakers to submit results of seven new tests that evaluate kidney damage during animal studies of new drugs. The tests measure the levels of seven key proteins, or biomarkers, found in urine that can provide additional info about drug-induced damage to kidney cells, also known as renal toxicity, according to an FDA statement. In addition to those tests, the FDA and EMEA will now consider results from the seven new tests as part of their review processes. Although a decision by a drugmaker to collect info using the new tests is voluntary, if collected, it must be submitted to FDA. “The development of th... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1512325 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:28:45 +0100 1512325 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1179299&cid=t_209885_129_f&fid=35709&url=http%3A%2F%2Falphagirls.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F01%2Flongitudinal-study-of-alpha-1.html WOOHOO!Today, I was notified that the Cholestatic Liver Disease Research Consortium (CLiC) has begun the longitudinal study of the causes of intrahepatic cholestasis. Last fall, I interviewed the chief investigator, Dr. Ron Sokol, who explained how the study works. See this post to read that article.As much as I'm excited and will be enrolling my daughters in this study, I'm equally upset that it will require me to add yet another set of tests for both Grace & Meghan. They are easily traumatized by blood tests, and while this research may help them down the road, it means that they must sacrifice some of their DNA. This is the part of their Alpha-1 that I don't like. Making them participate in research gives me some pause, but I know that this study is being conducted to try to figure out ... Unique But Not Alone blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1179299 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 04:48:00 +0100 1179299 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1170147&cid=t_209885_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2F221013906%2F The 1,000 Genomes Project, which is launched today by an international consortium of scientists, aims to identify every genetic variant that is carried by at least 1 per cent of the human race, to unlock how these influence health. When the map is complete in two years’ time, it will include the complete genetic codes of more than 1,000 individuals, providing an index to the human genome that will significantly enhance medical research. This medical research will enhance our knowledge of diseases like diabetes and cystic fibrosis. It is said that all humans are more than 99% similar at the genetic level and it is that 1% variant that explains differences in peoples susceptibility to chronic diseases, medications and infections. This is a very exciting project and is truthfully mind blowi... Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1170147 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:27:55 +0100 1170147 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=907144&cid=t_209885_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F161826713%2F This is an unusual grouping - seven big drugmakers and university researchers with backing from the FDA - are teaming to study the genetic links in some patients to side effects caused by medicines. The International Severe Adverse Events Consortium will use genetic data to try to design safer drugs and to identify patients at risk. “This is what personalized medicine is really about, finding out for the individual, not just the general population…what their risks are,” Janet Woodcock, FDA deputy commissioner, tells the Associated Press. “Up until now we’ve been kind of helpless” in dealing with side effects. The project, which will be officially announced this morning, would hopefully foster breakthroughs that change patient care in as little as five ye... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=907144 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:27:06 +0100 907144 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=794173&cid=t_209885_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2Fstatin-treatment-for-cholesterol-the-big-picture.html Bill BestermannWhenever a commercial runs on television and the topic is a statin drug, there is a long rendition of potential side effects.  There are warnings that you should report muscle pain or weakness and that you should have tests to check your liver.  Certainly, reasonable caution is prudent with any medication but one of the main reasons you see a doctor is to have a knowledgeable, wise person help you consider the risks and benefits of a potential treatment.  When it comes to risks and benefits, there is no happier story in all of medicine than the statin drugs in lowering cholesterol.These medications are very powerful.  In South Carolina, where I practiced for 30 years, roughly half of the population dies of vascular events.  In the early part of my ca... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=794173 Sun, 12 Aug 2007 13:06:14 +0100 794173 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=563428&cid=t_209885_117_f&fid=34612&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedoctorweighsin.com%2Fjournal%2F2007%2F4%2F22%2Fnatural-orifice-surgery-no-more-belly-scars-but-not-for-squeamish.html Traditional abdominal surgeries leave large (8 to 10 inch) abdominal scars. Laparoscopic surgical procedures Famous Levine cartoon of LBJ showing his gallbladder scarhave successfully reduced the size of the scars and also the lengths of stays in the hospital after the surgery -- laparoscopic gallbladder surgeries are now more common than traditional large incision cholecystectomies. But now, cutting edge surgeons are proposing eliminating visible scars all together by operating through natural orifices.  Ok, here is the squeamish part. Natural orifices in the human body are the mouth, the vagina, and the anus.  Already natural orfice surgeons in India have removed an appendix through the mouth (imagine that). And, recently, a Columbia University Medical Center Surgeon, Dr.M... The Doctor Weighs In blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=563428 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 01:58:04 +0100 563428