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 'copy'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:03:48 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062328&cid=t_145802_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Flynn%2F2011%2F07%2F18%2Fmeaningful-use-measures-timely-electronic-access-to-health-information-%25e2%2580%2593-meaningful-use-monday%2F Meaningful Use Menu Measure: At least 10% of all unique patients seen by the eligible professional (EP) are provided timely (available to the patient within 4 business days) electronic access to their health information. This is a third meaningful use measure related to providing patients with access to their health information. Meaningful Use Mondays has already addressed the two core measures—clinical summary and electronic copy of health information—“timely access” is a menu measure.  The requirements are as follows: The measure includes a provision for EPs to claim an exclusion, but I don’t believe that many will qualify for this exclusion. They would have to attest that they “neither order nor create lab tests or information that would be contained in the problem list, m... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062328 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:31:41 +0100 5062328 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028543&cid=t_145802_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2FHhgUwFu7e1U%2F Meaningful Use Core Measure: More than 50% of all patients who request an electronic copy of their health information are provided it within 3 business days. Exclusion: Any EP who receives no requests for this information in electronic format.  This measure is distinguished from  the clinical summary measure, (discussed in the previous Meaningful Use Monday post), in two major ways: 1)      “Electronic copy of health information” covers all health information that the provider has regarding the patient, whereas the “clinical summary” is a snapshot of a particular visit. 2)      This measure is driven by requests made by patients or their agents—electronic access must be provided in response to at least 50% of the specific requests received by a provider. By contrast, ... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028543 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:18:26 +0100 5028543 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4605904&cid=t_145802_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2Fg_FIw5S9j1E%2F I have a number of doctor friends that I know from church, scouts (yes, I’m an assistant scoutmaster), or other local group. I must admit that generally our focus is whatever activity is at hand, but every once in a while they or I will bring up the topic of EMR. These types of discussions are especially fascinating because they give a nice insight into a doctor’s perspective from someone who’s not inside the healthcare IT bubble. You know, that bubble where we all know the difference between meaningful use stage 1 and 2, ONC-ATCB and CCHIT, and a whole set of other acronyms. Certainly these doctors know some of these terms or have at least heard of some of these terms, but they definitely don’t know all the details. In fact, that’s what makes it so interestin... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4605904 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:10:24 +0100 4605904 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4549780&cid=t_145802_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F24782022%2F0%2Fneuromarketing%7EAdjective-Power.htm Compelling, emotion-rich adjectives can give bland copy a major boost in effectiveness. (Just like the start of that sentence!) I was reminded of this while viewing a Panera menu. Which do you think sounds more appealing: Ham, egg, & cheese on wheat bread sandwich. or, Our Breakfast Power Sandwich starts with lean, hardwood-smoked ham and [...] CommentsMy favorite quotes on the subject seem to dissuade us from ... by Bob BoucherThanks for catching that, Brian. Jason how has proper, correct, ... by Roger DooleyHey Roger, great article. I just did a webinar on headlines ... by Brian ClarkRelated StoriesWhen Fancy Fonts WorkCreepy Robot Babies, Plastic ReceptionistsWhen Loyalty Points Beat Price Differences (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4549780 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:30:05 +0100 4549780 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4025618&cid=t_145802_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fadhd-is-it-genetic%2F2010.10.02 British scientists announced that attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been linked to deleted or duplicated DNA segments (copy number variants), which leads to developmental difference in the brains of children with the condition. Researchers scanned genomes of 366 children with ADHD and compared them with 1,047 unrelated, ethnically matched control subjects. They reported full results in The Lancet. Rare copy number variants were almost twice as common in children with ADHD compared to the other children. Researchers commented to Reuters that there was a significant overlap between copy number variants found in ADHD and elements of the genome linked to autism and schizophrenia, specifically in a region on chromosome 16. *This blog post was originally published at AC... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4025618 Sat, 02 Oct 2010 19:00:00 +0100 4025618 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3786159&cid=t_145802_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F07%2F24%2Fgenetic-testing-for-mental-disorders-avoid-23andme-navigenics-others-for-now%2F Genetic testing allows individuals to submit a genetic sample to a company, which then analyzes the genes for known anomalies or other problems. The idea is that by having that information, you may be able to be more aware of potential health problems down the road. Or even stave them off before they become a problem by changing your behaviors, diet, and exercise regimen. Companies like 23andme and Navigenics provide genetic DNA testing reports that purportedly tell you your risk factors for getting not only certain medical conditions, but also mental disorders, like bipolar or attention deficit disorder. This may work fine for some very well-defined health issues, like heart disease (although a recent government investigation into these companies’ abilities to provide even this info... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3786159 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:35:23 +0100 3786159 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3632421&cid=t_145802_147_f&fid=39202&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnicolaziady.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F06%2F04%2Forganic-seo%2F Write Good Text Copy Research Keyword Phrases Provide Valuable Content Monitor Measure (Source: Nicola Ziady) Nicola Ziady blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3632421 Sat, 05 Jun 2010 03:59:08 +0100 3632421 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3585696&cid=t_145802_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2F2BhI7dFCu74%2F I’ve seen a number of side comments on the challenges of Copy and Paste functions in an EMR. However, I’ve seen very few people really address the challenge that is copy and paste functions that are built into almost every program in the world. Before I talk about the challenges, of copy and paste with an EMR I will first profess my amazing love for these 2 functions. I use them probably 100+ times a day. On a good day it’s probably a few hundred times and on a bad day it might only be 50 or so. I can’t imagine doing what i do without copy and paste. Even in this post I’ll likely using copy and paste a dozen or so times. I’ll admit that I probably use it more than most. However, it’s amazing how many people use copy and paste. It’s really bec... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3585696 Thu, 20 May 2010 15:05:45 +0100 3585696 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3294773&cid=t_145802_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F02%2F21%2Fah-copy-editors-ah-humanity%2F The Guardian, for crying out loud! On February 21, 2010. For posterity: Re photo caption: Tales, not tails, fellas. Perhaps you were thinking of Godzilla? Filed under: Music - TV - Film, Writing Tagged: copy editor, error, guardian, hiroshima, james cameron, journalism, newspaper, typo (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3294773 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:34:24 +0100 3294773 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442310&cid=t_145802_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2Fzy4jy2NE4Io%2F Otherwise known as the Victorian Ape Woman, “Bearded Lady” Julia Pastrana was a circus act in 19th century Europe. Hers was an extremely rare genetic syndrome that baffled and fascinated the public since she was first exhibited by her husband. Pastrana has a genetic syndrome known as hypertrichosis terminalis where straight coarse hair covered her entire face and body, and her teeth and gums were irregular. "Bearded Lady" Julia Pastrana has rare genetic condition. Image: Public Domain New research released Thursday uncovered the exact genetic mutation responsible for  conditions similar to Pastrana’s. Published in the May 12st issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics, the study looked into three large Chinese Han families with autosomal-dominant congenital generali... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442310 Fri, 22 May 2009 03:41:00 +0100 2442310 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2382789&cid=t_145802_137_f&fid=35426&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheAlzheimersReadingRoom%2F%7E3%2FsSjqn-WW4hY%2Fhbo-alzheimers-project-open-to-all.html I'll start with the good news. HBO is opening  The Alzheimer's Project  to all cable subscribers. Got cable? Find the HBO channel and you are good to go starting May 10.Want a free copy of The Alzheimer's Project DVD? Subscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading Room and then go here to find out how to do it.Now the bad news. I read about this in an article on the New York Times website that started with these words: HBO, the pay-cable home to blood-sucking 173-year-olds, polygamous Mormons and stressed-out, therapy-seeking C.E.O.’s, is not the usual place for explanations of amyloid plaques, computer-rendered brain-imaging scans or distressing tales of a woman told she can never drive again. But as it does every few years, HBO will soon intrude on its largely fiction-oriented lineup of seri... Alzheimer's Reading Room, The blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2382789 Sat, 02 May 2009 18:34:02 +0100 2382789 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2258278&cid=t_145802_113_f&fid=38130&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tempdev.net%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D615 Most EHRs include some method of speeding documentation. They range from bringing data from previous encounters forward, documenting preset normals, or using some form of copy and paste. These tools can be literally built up to offer one-click encounters, which would be a huge win to physicians who seem to always have more patients than time. However, the more of these tools you provide physicians, the more of an opportunity there is to accidentally mis-document. This could result in fradulent documentation, or worse, a clinical error. I’ve witnessed shouting matches between two partners of the same practice. One doctor demanded the ability to copy and paste an entire exam with one click or he wouldn’t be able to use the EMR. The other physician swore up and down that copying w... Implementing EMRs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2258278 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:30:55 +0100 2258278 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2202584&cid=t_145802_167_f&fid=37833&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnutrition.edublogs.org%2F2009%2F02%2F19%2Freminder-of-basic-computer-skills%2F Two skills that many online instructor’s figure their students have coming into the course are knowing how to copy and paste information and also knowing how to save documents in different formats like .rtf or .pdf files. The new version of Microsoft creates documents as a .docx format, which is only readable if the person has the latest version of Microsoft (or has the program to convert files). Another issue with Microsoft documents even just .docs it that they are more likely to transmit viruses. The concern about transmitting computer viruses is the main reason that many instructors require that documents submitted as attachments (which will be opened by the instructor) are submitted as .rtf, .txt or .pdf files. I found a couple of great online Video resources on YouTube with rem... Nutrition and Wellness Biology 50 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2202584 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:34:40 +0100 2202584 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1750130&cid=t_145802_132_f&fid=35028&url=http%3A%2F%2Flurena.vox.com%2Flibrary%2Fpost%2Fmining-affymetrix-snp60-copy-number-data-in-human-cancer.html%3F_c%3Dfeed-rss Adam Butler Morning Session, 2 September (11th MGED Meeting, 1-4 September, 2008) They are looking for homozygous deletions, genomic amplifications, regions of LOH, and want to map break points. They have 1246 samples to do this work on. The pla... Read and post comments | Send to a friend (Source: Systems Biology & Bioinformatics) Systems Biology & Bioinformatics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1750130 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:08:34 +0100 1750130 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1234652&cid=t_145802_131_f&fid=34976&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftalk.dnadirect.com%2F2008%2F02%2F15%2Fmore-on-twins-identical-twins-have-genetic-differences%2F Right on the tails of my last post comes ground-breaking news about identical twins: they don’t actually have identical genetics! (Darn close, but not 100% identical.) A study by University of Alabama, Birmingham researchers challenges the long-held belief that identical twins have identical genetics. They compared the DNA of sets of twins and discovered significant [...] (Source: DNA Direct Talk) DNA Direct Talk blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1234652 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:39:01 +0100 1234652 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=971454&cid=t_145802_131_f&fid=35005&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Ffungalcompgenomics%2F%7E3%2F173623765%2F A paper on "Effects of Aneuploidy on Cellular Division in Haploid Yeast" describes what must be a very stressful situation for a cell, when it loses or gains a chromosome and the detailed effects this has on cell cycle and physiology. © Jason Stajich for Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics, 2007. | Permalink | No comment Add to del.icio.us Search blogs linking this post with Technorati Want more on these topics ? Browse the archive of posts filed under aneuploidy, copy number variation. (Source: Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics) Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=971454 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 03:39:21 +0100 971454 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=853127&cid=t_145802_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F09%2F09%2Fsunday-seven-seven-tips-for-trusting-lab-results%2F Filed under: Sunday SevenWhat if the lab results thought to be our own really were not? Hey, mistakes happen in all walks of life. And labs are not immune. But there are a few steps we can take to protect ourselves. Here they are: Ask your doctor about the lab he or she uses. It should be accredited and approved by the College of American Pathologists, a sign the lab meets high standards. If you can see the test tube or slide, make sure your name is on it. If you are in the hospital, make sure your wristband is accurate. If test results surprise you, ask your doctor about them. If the doctor didn't expect the result either, maybe it's worth investigating or at minimum, repeating the test. Get a copy of all lab results and reports. Patients have a right to these. Take your s... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=853127 Sun, 09 Sep 2007 04:00:00 +0100 853127 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=486420&cid=t_145802_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F103054599%2F Gene Genie is coming to Genetics and Health and you can be a part of it! Send me your post about genes and/or gene-related diseases and I’ll include it in a round-up this Saturday, March 24. Be on the lookout for some magical genetic moments. This morning, Genie is wondering how spontaneous deletions and duplications of DNA, aka copy number variation, scattered throughout the genome could be involved in autism spectrum disorders. Maybe they’re the result of some other injury that led to both autism and the mutations? Maybe it’s selection bias? The people in the study with autism must differ in other ways from healthy controls. Were all known and unknown factors controlled for? Genie reserves judgment until she knows more about what the biological importance of these hundr... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=486420 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:38:17 +0100 486420