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 'drives'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:31:04 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3703006&cid=t_275618_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Fadministrator%2F2010%2F06%2F22%2Femr-question-and-answer-domain-controlled-networks%2F I got the following question from Brandon about the need to have a domain controlled network in order to comply with HIPAA. I am currently trying to implement an EMR system in a small practice. I am trying to convince the parties involved that it is necessary to transition to a domain controlled network for security reasons even though this type of network is not required for our EMR system or its server. My understanding of HIPAA is that simply having a firewall does not qualify as a “secured network”. Am I right on this? Brandon, You are correct that just having a firewall does not likely qualify as a “secured network.” However, that doesn’t necessarily mean that you need to have a domain controlled network to meet the HIPAA security standards. You could sti... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3703006 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:40:45 +0100 3703006 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3542585&cid=t_275618_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F6XWj8fVd3r4%2F By David BoazPublic radio talk show host Diane Rehm said during WAMU’s pledge drive yesterday: “Whenever I meet someone who says, ‘Diane, I love your show, I love what you do,’ the first thing I ask them is, ‘Are you a member?’” “Member” means financial contributor, of course, and she went on to make the point that if you value public radio, you should contribute. Of course, every taxpayer is a contributor to public radio, whether he values it or not. But that’s not true for the Cato Institute. We don’t accept government money. Indeed, a few years ago, we rejected a large contribution from Fannie Mae when that entity announced that it was going to add Cato to the vast list of Washington organizations and politicians on whom ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3542585 Thu, 06 May 2010 17:44:42 +0100 3542585 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3056737&cid=t_275618_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2009%2F11%2F30%2Fhit-projects-you-can-implement-today%2F Many people are sitting their on the proverbial fence waiting to see what’s going to happen with the HITECH act and meaningful use before they actually go and implement an EMR. Now, I’m not going to let those people off the hook from evaluating and selecting an EMR. That should be done anyway. However, lately I’ve been thinking that many of these clinics shouldn’t be waiting to implement technology in their offices. Sure, EMR is a game changer and a major change for any office and has tremendous upside (regardless of stimulus money). However, for those of you in the wait for HITECH act money camp, there are still a number of IT projects that you can implement today that will benefit you once you actually implement an EMR. Here’s just a few of them: Fax Server ... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3056737 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:17:17 +0100 3056737 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1120856&cid=t_275618_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F207805933%2F Test question… True or False? There is a no difference between diabetic and non diabetic hearts in how they burn energy. Hmm, I am going to bet that at least half of you got this answer correct. If you answered false, you are a big winner! Diabetic hearts rely almost exclusively on fats for energy while a “normal” heart relies on fats and sugars for food. Let me break it down for you. Both PPAR-alpha and PPAR-beta/delta are proteins that are found in heart tissue. In the diabetic heart, enhanced activity of PPAR-alpha drives the use of fats as fuel, but the role of PPAR-beta/delta has been unknown, which is unfortunate being that this protein increases cardiac function. In the mice that were engineered to mimic a diabetic heart, increased PRAR-alpha, there was increased f... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1120856 Sat, 29 Dec 2007 01:04:04 +0100 1120856