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 'engines'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:05:09 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952745&cid=t_177764_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F06%2F18%2Fsilly-saturday-40-explore-examine-discover-using-googles-search-by-image%2F This week Google launched “Search by Image”. Google already offered the possibility to search for certain characteristics like color, size, faces, or license-free images. See for instance this fabulous search of  “sea stars” limited to pink (never knew such sea stars exist). But now Google also allows search by image. If you found an image [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952745 Sat, 18 Jun 2011 08:48:42 +0100 4952745 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4841639&cid=t_177764_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.drmalpani.com%2F2011%2F05%2Fdrowning-in-too-much-health-information.html There's no question that it's important to be well informed if you are ill. Knowledge is power ( which is why you go to your doctor - he knows more about medicine than you do !)While not having enough information can result in poor care, today unearthing too much information has become a much bigger problem, thanks to google.Any one can search for any health topic on google and instantly come up with thousands of results. It's become very easy to search , but to find the relevant information is much harder. Making sense of these results is hard to do - and causes a lot of heartburn !Users get lost and confused and this often results in paralysis by analysis. In fact, after trying this a few times, many give up all together, thinking it's too complex and way above their heads and ability to... The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4841639 Thu, 19 May 2011 03:17:00 +0100 4841639 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4789365&cid=t_177764_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.drmalpani.com%2F2011%2F05%2Fsearching-for-health-information-why.html It's become a knee jerk reflex for most people to use the web when they have a medical problem. They need information, and it's quite logical that the internet is the first place they turn to ( most people live in nuclear families and don't have a family physician, so they can no longer tap into the insights of their family doctor or the wisdom of their grandmother).While the web is a great source of health information, unfortunately, using google to search for information is not always a smart thing to do. This is because while google is a great search engine, it's not always good at helping you to find reliable information. Google finds lots of stuff - but a lot of it is poor quality garbage - and google is not smart enough ( yet !) to be able to separate the wheat from the chaff !For he... The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4789365 Thu, 05 May 2011 19:14:00 +0100 4789365 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4775446&cid=t_177764_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.drmalpani.com%2F2011%2F05%2Fdr-google-is-quack.html When you need information on a health topic, the first thing you are likely to do is a google search. However, you will get fed up and frustrated very soon. Rather than help you find what you need, google will display hundreds of websites, many of which provide information which is outdated, unreliable , dangerous and even downright wrong ! You will just get confused and may end up sicker, simply because google has no way of judging how good or bad a medical website is. And as Mark Twain pointed out many years ago - " Be careful when you read a health book - you may die of a misprint !"You need a better way of searching for health information as compared to google ! You need information which has been tested for its reliability and accuracy - knowledge which has been created by experts who... The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4775446 Mon, 02 May 2011 18:57:00 +0100 4775446 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4183342&cid=t_177764_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F11%2F19%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-november-19-2010%2F Every moment, we have an opportunity for self-growth. In fact, I was having one of those just yesterday. It was about five in the evening and I was stuck in traffic. As cars attempted to race past me, getting just a mere two cars ahead, I started to think about the frustration and impatience we all seemed to be feeling in the moment. Would I choose to give into the overwhelming negativity all around me? Or would I drown out the sounds of car engines and frustration with the radio and the TV I could see in the van directly in front of me? I decided to use this unpleasant situation for my benefit by fully being in the moment. I saw the dark clouds looming overhead, the lights from cars shining through it and the feeling of impatience that was slowly taking over me. It was an hour of sitting ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4183342 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 11:52:33 +0100 4183342 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3907575&cid=t_177764_87_f&fid=36069&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffrankiespeakingfrankly.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fme-frankie-dolan-at-health-20-paris.html You can see the rest of the conference here:http://www.health2con.com/category/h20tv/europe-2010/ (Source: Frankie Speaking Frankly) Frankie Speaking Frankly blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3907575 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:11:00 +0100 3907575 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3772298&cid=t_177764_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2010%2F07%2F21%2Fthe-lagoa-multiphysics-1-0-engine%2F Lagoa Multiphysics 1.0 – Teaser from Thiago Costa on Vimeo. This is a new Multiphysics simulation by Lagoa Technologies Inc. Amazing graphics and simulations, ideal for gaming engine. Physics engines. We may not understand most of the maths and skill that goes into developing one, but many of us appreciate their use in the latest games across consoles and PC. While game engines like Unreal, Source, and id Tech 5 may have very capable physics engines built-in, that doesn’t stop new enginesappearing, and in this case blowing us away with the quality of the physics on show. The Lagoa Multiphysics 1.0 engine has been developed by Thiago Costa, who currently works as Lead Technical Director at Ubisoft Digital Arts in Montreal. Related posts:New Meta Search Engine All... Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3772298 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 06:55:09 +0100 3772298 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3644720&cid=t_177764_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F06%2F08%2Fpubmed-versus-google-scholar-for-retrieving-evidence%2F A while ago a resident in dermatology told me she got many hits out of PubMed, but zero results out of TRIP. It appeared she had used the same search for both databases: alopecea areata and diphenciprone (a drug with a lot of synonyms). Searching TRIP for alopecea (in the title) only, we found a Cochrane [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3644720 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:45:09 +0100 3644720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2993736&cid=t_177764_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F11%2F14%2Fmedlibs-round-1-8-at-highlight-health%2F For those that haven’t yet seen it: The MedLib’s Round, the monthly blog carnival that highlights some of the best writing on medical librarianship, encompassing all stages in the publication and dissemination of medical information: writing, publishing, searching, citing, managing and social networking is up at Highlight Health (link). The theme of this incredible 8th edition is: [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2993736 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:30:58 +0100 2993736 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2981033&cid=t_177764_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F11%2F10%2Ffinding-skin-disease-pictures-on-the-web%2F Guest author: Eric Rumsey (@ericrumsey on Twitter) Librarian and Web Developer at University of Iowa Creater and Keeper of Hardin MD ——————————————————————————————- When looking for skin disease pictures on the Web, the first step is to search for the specific disease terms of interest in Google Image Search. You will likely find something, but don’t assume that it [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2981033 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:32:51 +0100 2981033 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2974099&cid=t_177764_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Ftnt-offers-dentists-tips-on-copyright-and-seo-marketing%2F Our friends at TNT offer a wealth of information for dentists who want to play it safe while becoming wildly popular online. Check out the last two blog posts at http://tips.tntdental.com/, and learn how to avoid big fines for copyright infringement. You’ll also find 5 great tips for boosting your dental website’s SEO strategy. (Source: dental blog for dentists about dentistry) dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2974099 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:41:02 +0100 2974099 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2916427&cid=t_177764_147_f&fid=38831&url=http%3A%2F%2Frenshaw01.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F10%2F21%2Fstaying-up-to-date-the-easy-way%2F Seed Newsvine If developments in your field are rapid or if you need to keep an eye on several  areas at once, then keeping up-to-date may be a challenge. This blog posting reviews a range of free and easy-to-use tools to make keeping abreast of changes simpler. Most of the tools reviewed on this post make use of RSS (really simple syndication)  or Atom technology that can be used to ensure you receive notification every time fresh information is added to a website (commonly called a news feed). Before you begin Before you begin signing up to your RSS feeds, you may wish to consider where you receive the news feed. If you don’t want your email inbox filling up with journal current contents information, you can choose to receive the information delivered to another location, includi... Medical Communicating blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2916427 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:27:07 +0100 2916427 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2894762&cid=t_177764_147_f&fid=38831&url=http%3A%2F%2Frenshaw01.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F10%2F15%2Fcalling-all-readers-your-feedback-is-requested%2F There are so many new developments (including Web2.0/Medicine2.0 tools) that are applicable to medical writers and medical communicators that it is difficult to know what would be most useful to write about next. Perhaps you can help out by letting me know which articles you found most useful. Take the poll: View This Pollsurvey In addition, I’d be happy if you’d take the time to let me know what you’d like me to look at next: View This Pollanswers Many thanks for your feedback. (Source: Medical Communicating) Medical Communicating blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2894762 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:23:45 +0100 2894762 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2876362&cid=t_177764_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FASXF3_LWyUU%2Fpharma-drops-search-advertising-after.html (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2876362 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:59:00 +0100 2876362 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2744169&cid=t_177764_122_f&fid=34755&url=http%3A%2F%2Fneuropsychological.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fus-hospital-websites.html Tara Calishain and her diverse service specialty called Research Buzz provides a link to a new Google Custom Search Engine specific to hospital websites in the U.S., 2800 of them at current count.For specifics, please see her website/blog entry: click here (Source: BrainBlog) BrainBlog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2744169 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:50:00 +0100 2744169 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2741493&cid=t_177764_122_f&fid=34755&url=http%3A%2F%2Fneuropsychological.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fus-hospital-websites.html Tara Calishain and her diverse service specialty called Research Buzz provides a link to a new Google Custom Search Engine specific to hospital websites in the U.S., 2800 of them at current count.For specifics, please see her website/blog entry: click here (Source: BrainBlog) BrainBlog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2741493 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:50:00 +0100 2741493 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2876346&cid=t_177764_147_f&fid=38831&url=http%3A%2F%2Frenshaw01.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F07%2F31%2Finhaling-the-web%2F Seed Newsvine NOTE: this posting has been updated to include reference to HealthMash, which went public on 7th October 2009.  Health on the Net Foundation search tools are also mentioned. “Instantaneously create a custom page with the latest buzz on any topic” is the strap line for Addict-o-matic. And it’s true, you can rapidly create a webportal to social media relating to your target topic. In the space of time it takes to type “human papilloma virus + HPV” I created the webpage on this topic: try the link. It is as easy as ‘inhaling the web’. However, Addictomatic is not the only tool available to give you an over of a particular area. This posting looks at some of the available options. With Addictomatic, the sources for the HPV page include ... Medical Communicating blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2876346 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:33:00 +0100 2876346 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2671085&cid=t_177764_147_f&fid=38831&url=http%3A%2F%2Frenshaw01.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F07%2F12%2Fare-personal-webportals-useful-for-medical-communicators%2F In conclusion, if all you want on your portal are links to the newest information (by rss feeds), then iGoogle is perfectly adequate. However, if you want links to websites, then I suggest using Netvibes, Pageflakes or Protopage. Pageflakes* comes out on top if you have a lot of bookmarked websites you want to see on your webportal. *Since first posting this blog it has become apparent that there is an intermittent problem with the Pageflakes server. If this problem persists then I suggest that Netvibes is a better option as a webportal technology than Pageflakes. (Source: Medical Communicating) Medical Communicating blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2671085 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:35:02 +0100 2671085 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2671086&cid=t_177764_147_f&fid=38831&url=http%3A%2F%2Frenshaw01.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F07%2F07%2Fharnessing-the-power-of-web-2-0-for-medical-writers%2F As mentioned previously [see A look at (free) medical and science search tools, below], I recently put together an article on Web 2.0 for medical and science writers. This has now been published in the European Medical Writers Association (EMWA) journal The Write Stuff (TWS). EMWA and TWS have kindly provided this link to the article (journal articles are only normally available to access by EMWA members). Please follow the link below to read the article. www.emwa.org/JournalArticles/JA_V18_I2_Roberts1.pdf I realise that there are many other Web 2.0 applications that could have been incorporated into the article and that the article may soon be out of date. I would be interested to learn of other Web 2.0 applications and services that anyone else has found useful. I look forward to hearing... Medical Communicating blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2671086 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:38:10 +0100 2671086 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512144&cid=t_177764_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Ffrom-tnt-dental-websites-development-production%2F Have you ever wondered how long it takes to build a website? Heard words like “support,” “hosting,” and “SEO,” and wondered if you need all that stuff? Do you have a website that’s old and, maybe, an embarrassing representation of your modern dental practice? Where do you go from here? This week, the TNT Dental Tips blog answers these questions. In the second part of a three-part series on custom dental websites, “Dental Websites: Development & Production” is a Q&A that will get you in the know about building a site. Visit TNT Dental Tips blog. (Source: dental blog for dentists about dentistry) dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512144 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:04:18 +0100 2512144 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2382649&cid=t_177764_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Fdental-websites-search-engine-spiders-feed-on-words%2F What makes you like a website? The colors, photos, look and feel of the site? The motion, the videos, or a fancy opening page? The things that appeal to humans do not appeal to search engine spiders. SEO spiders refers to the technology behind indexing websites. If the spiders like your site, it will rank well in Google, Yahoo, and other search engines. If the spiders don’t like your site, in competitive markets, it will get buried. To spiders, words are like big, fat flies. SEO spiders’ mouths water at the thought of a website with a ton of content on it. But you like the visual elements. That’s okay. You don’t have to give up the visual elements of your website in order to please the spiders – but you may have to compromise. TNT Dental has been creating custom websites for den... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2382649 Fri, 01 May 2009 13:47:21 +0100 2382649 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2380694&cid=t_177764_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F04%2F30%2Feye-bring-you-searching-nhs-evidence%2F Default Search NHS Evidence searches for instances where each word you type is present in retrieved items.  This is an automatic AND search just like Google does. Our highly public health friendly venn diagram below shows how this works  with a search for FISH AND CHIPS only items where both are present are found: Key Message: AND limits a search Using OR To expand your search to cope with alternative terms you might want to use OR.  In NHS Evidence this is best achieved by surrounding an OR search with brackets.  So with our current example if I just want food a search for (FISH OR CHIPS) in NHS Evidence ensures I get either or both. The real power of this technique comes when I have more than one sets of alternative terms as this search line to locate material about SWINE FLU shows: ... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2380694 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:10:35 +0100 2380694 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2222287&cid=t_177764_86_f&fid=34461&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdigicmb.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F02%2Fgoogle-scholar-search-performance.html Image via WikipediaJust spotted: Google Scholar Search Performance: Comparative Recall and Precision William H. Walters portal: Libraries and the Academy, Volume 9, Number 1, January 2009, pp. 5-24 (Article) DOI: 10.1353/pla.0.0034 Abstract:This paper presents a comparative evaluation of Google Scholar and 11 other bibliographic databases (Academic Search Elite, AgeLine, ArticleFirst, EconLit, GEOBASE, MEDLINE, PAIS International, POPLINE, Social Sciences Abstracts, Social Sciences Citation Index, and SocINDEX), focusing on search performance within the multidisciplinary field of later-life migration. The results of simple keyword searches are evaluated with reference to a set of 155 relevant articles identified in advance. In terms of both recall and precision, Google Scholar performs b... DigiCMB blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2222287 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:55:00 +0100 2222287 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2671090&cid=t_177764_147_f&fid=38831&url=http%3A%2F%2Frenshaw01.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F02%2F06%2Fa-look-at-free-medical-and-scientific-search-tools%2F I used to use the same little stable of search engines to find what I need on the Web (such as PubMed, Journalseek, a metasearch engine, occasionally Google…). But now I’ve been turned on to a host more search engines that are sweet to use, easier on the eye and deliver as good, if not better, results. Why bother looking into search engines? There is no denying it, Web 2.0 has changed the way we use the Internet. We spend more time on-line because more of our resources are on-line. With more resources on-line, there is more to filter through to find our chosen nuggets of vital information. Therefore, tools that make searching easier and faster have got to be a bonus. Search engines are not infallible. They will miss some sites and some articles. To ensure that we’ve done the best sea... Medical Communicating blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2671090 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:58:26 +0100 2671090 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2083922&cid=t_177764_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F01%2F06%2Fnlh-basic-search-videos%2F Basic Searching National Library for Health in a Minute Flash Video 1 Min Quicktime Video 1 Min Avi Video 1 Min RSS and News Search in a Minute Flash Video 1 Min Quicktime Video 1 Min Avi Video 1 Min Find Your Local Health Library in Under a Minute Flash Video 53s Quicktime Video 53s Avi Video 53s Posted in Access from Home, Access from Work, Access in the Library, Databases, E-Books, E-Journals, Electronic Resources, Multimedia Link, National Library for Health, RSS Feeds, Search Engines, Searching, Study Skills       (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2083922 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:11:55 +0100 2083922 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2026835&cid=t_177764_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Fvsling-by-smile-reminder-a-new-twist-on-marketing-for-dentists%2F This week, SmileReminder, the popular service that alerts patients via email, phone, or text message of an upcoming medical appointment (and so much more), introduced an innovative service to post patients’ video testimonials on YouTube and other leading media websites. When a potential patient searches for a dentist online, search engine results can now include video clips of actual patients testifying about their experience in a dentist’s office. vSling captures and distributes video testimonials and is easy to use, according to the PRWEB press release. Patients  simply sit in front of a computer webcam and give their testimonial before leaving a dentist’s or doctor’s office. As an alternative, a patient with a webcam at home can record a testimonial at his/h... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2026835 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:46:39 +0100 2026835 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1901337&cid=t_177764_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Fpennsylvania-dentists-must-look-for-love-outside-the-office%2F In the state where “Virtue, Liberty, and Independence” is the motto, dentists and dental care professionals can no longer date their patients. The State Board of Dentistry and Pennsylvania Dental Association disagree on the new ruling. The Board has deemed that sexual misconduct is defined as such: “[a]ny sexual conduct with a current patient, including words, gestures or expressions, actions or any combination thereof, which are sexual in nature, or which may be construed by a reasonable person as sexual in nature.” If a PA dentist, hygienist, or EFDA is going to date a patient, with consent of both parties, that patient must switch dentists and be a registered patient at another dental practice or have not been seen by the dentist for three months. Pennsylvania D... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1901337 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:48:16 +0100 1901337 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1859756&cid=t_177764_87_f&fid=36069&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffrankiespeakingfrankly.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fsearchme-searches-medworm.html I came across searchme yesterday when looking through MedWorm's stats. Like many webmasters these days I have to keep a constant check on what robots are trawling on my site - many I have to block since they only have a basic understanding of my robots.txt file and insist on trawling all the pages I don't want them to, using up way too much bandwidth and processing power for the amount of traffic that they actually bring back to MedWorm. Since I do not big financial backing for endless upgrades just yet, I have to ensure that I get maximum use out of my few resources, so have to act a little ruthlessly when it comes to dealing with inconsiderate robots.Searchme caught my attention since it appeared a little 'aggressive' in its approach, and I was actually considering putting it on to my bl... Frankie Speaking Frankly blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1859756 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:33:00 +0100 1859756 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1850942&cid=t_177764_113_f&fid=34635&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.hittransition.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fcan-bankers-s-2.html In Part I of this article, what we might refer to as the "Bad News, Worse News" section, we drew a weather map of the perfect storm of revenue threats that healthcare providers are facing, even as the rest of the economy tanks under tremendous (and one hopes temporary) dysfunctions in the financial sector. Providers are chasing hundreds of patients for revenues that used to come from a single payer; they're being subjected to (whether they are aware of it or not) increasingly sophisticated tools that discount and deny claims, and they're having prior years' settled claims scrutinized for re-adjudication by government and private payers alike. Meanwhile, payers and employers are toying with new quality-based reimbursement models that threaten to move the battle onto a new, unfamiliar landsc... The HIT Transition Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1850942 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:40:49 +0100 1850942 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1850943&cid=t_177764_113_f&fid=34635&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.hittransition.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fcan-bankers-sav.html Once-reliable revenue streams are drying up. Money you thought you'd socked safely away evaporates overnight. Your staff starts devoting more and more time to collections, leaving less and less time for day-to-day operations. The things you used to do to pay the bills aren't working anymore, and indications are that you will have to change your business model or go bankrupt. Is this a crisis or a catastrophe? Is it a temporary crunch or a drawn-out recession? Is the source of the problem the stock market, the credit market or unqualified borrowers? If you're a healthcare provider, the answer to all of these questions is "none of the above," because the symptoms I'm describing have nothing to do with the financial crisis everyone else is talking about -- they're a result of permanent chan... The HIT Transition Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1850943 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:27:46 +0100 1850943 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1692225&cid=t_177764_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2F359783770%2Fnew-improved-search-engine.php We made some changes to the site search to make it easier to do research on the web. In addition to searching Diabetes Daily, you can now expand the results to include Bernard Farrell's Diabetes Search Engine or all of... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1692225 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:19:42 +0100 1692225 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1543010&cid=t_177764_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Fdont-get-lost-seo-to-focus-your-dental-website-markeitng%2F You’ve invested in a fabulous website to promote your practice online. After all, it’s the thing to do. Everyone’s online these days – at least everyone who you want to attract to your practice. The problem is, no matter how sensational your website, it is potentially competing with every other dental website in the world. How can you narrow your market to limit your competition and get your site in front of your target audience? First of all, you need a solid SEO strategy. SEO stands for search engine optimization. In short, SEO is the elements that make a website show up closer to page one or two, ideally closer to the top of page one, in search engine results. A person is looking for a new dentist. He goes to his laptop, types his city and “dentist” into ... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1543010 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:47:43 +0100 1543010 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1522326&cid=t_177764_93_f&fid=36200&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.jammedph.com%2Fhow-to-create-a-search-engine-friendly-article-or-blog-post%2F A great way to expose your article on the search engines is to optimize your articles or blog posts as if they were pages on your website. Here’s how you can get an article ranked well and generate tons of traffic: 1) Go to Google Adwords’ Keyword Suggestion tool and type in some general keywords in your niche. Look for a good Search Volume and copy those keywords into a spreadsheet or text document. 2) Search for those keywords in quotes on Google. For example, if your keyword is “dog training tips”, that’s exactly how I would input it in Google.  Look for results of less than 2,000,000. These search terms are relatively easy to rank well for. 3) Write an article, optimized for those keywords. 4) Submit your article to the directories. 5) Start building back... Jammed: Full into Capacity blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1522326 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:19:05 +0100 1522326 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1426231&cid=t_177764_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Ffirst-page-on-google%2F It’s what you want – a website that turns up on the first page, if not the number one result, in Google or Yahoo searches. Sounds easy enough. Sounds like you should be able to just purchase that location; after all, this is advertising, right? It’s not quite that simple. And if someone says that they can get your site ranked at a certain level, they are shooting in the dark. First of all, organic results on Google are not for sale like ad space. If you want to pay for placement, consider a pay-per-click campaign. Many, many factors come in to play with organic website rankings, such longevity of your site on the Internet (at the same domain), keyword choices, keyword implementation in your copy, and competing websites, to name a few. Being on the first page of search en... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1426231 Wed, 07 May 2008 12:37:56 +0100 1426231 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1367911&cid=t_177764_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F04%2F11%2Fsuicide-in-search-engines-investigator-bias-in-the-bmj%2F You’d think the sky was falling by the way some news media are reporting on a study published recently by the British Medical Journal about online suicide searches: People searching the web for information on suicide are more likely to find sites encouraging the act than offering support, a study says. Researchers used four search engines to look for suicide-related sites, the British Medical Journal said. The three most frequently occurring sites were all pro-suicide, prompting researchers to call for anti-suicide web pages to be prioritised. Well, yes, according to the BBC. But then you have to look at the actual study to see if what they say actually matches with what the researchers did. Which apparently few journalists nowadays bother to do… First, the purpose of th... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1367911 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:41:22 +0100 1367911 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1327434&cid=t_177764_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F03%2F26%2Fsearch-20-tipping-you-the-red-spot-2-evidence-based-reviews%2F Today’s post based on the excellent material from the NLH Search 2.0 SHA Representatives group. When to use them? Whenever you need ready done quality synthesised reviews of the best available evidence. The Content Bandolier - advice about particular treatments for health professionals and consumers based on primary and secondary research. Cochrane Library Database of Systematic Reviews - systematic reviews and protocols for future reviews. Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects - abstracts of systematic reviews published in places other than the Cochrane Library Database of Systematic Reviews. NHS Economic Evaluation Database - structured economic evaluations of health care interventions. Health Technology Assessment Database - focussing on prevention and rehabilitation, vacc... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1327434 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:34:41 +0100 1327434 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1324963&cid=t_177764_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F03%2F25%2Fsearch-20-tipping-you-the-red-spot-1-overview-of-search-20%2F OK it’s 7 days to go to the implementation of Search 2.0 the new route to literature searching in the NHS from the National Library for Health. So we thought we dust off the guides from the NLH Search 2.0 SHA Representatives group (this post is from Resource Guide 1: Overview), adapt the guides where we felt we needed to and give you seven days worth of tip off of the goodness to come. Never fear though, if things aren’t as smooth as we hope, the Dialog databases haven’t gone anywhere for the moment (as for the red spot search logo we don’t know the reasons behind it either but any excuse to get in a few minutes practice for this year’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day! Clearly red is the new black!) Searching the National Library for Health Currently ther... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1324963 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:10:26 +0100 1324963 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1307657&cid=t_177764_113_f&fid=34635&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.hittransition.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fuhc-ingenix-and.html It's not like UnitedHealthcare needed any more bad news. First they and their Ingenix software division get the business-headline perp walk in New York Attorney General's investigation of the intentional skewing of "usual and customary" fee calculations that govern millions of Americans' out-of-network payments.  Then some uppity blogger points out that Cuomo planted his flag a the top of a very hefty deductible-sinking iceberg. Then, adding insult to inquiry, they flat out lose a national popularity contest among hospital administrators. And they didn't lose by a little -- they doubled the score of their nearest competitor, Wellpoint. Orangemen Take Football, Go HomeYou'd think today's story would just be a minor piling-on thing, to look at it. Everybody wants to smack th... The HIT Transition Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1307657 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:33:17 +0100 1307657 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1284732&cid=t_177764_113_f&fid=34635&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.hittransition.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fcuomos-probe-ge.html Where's Andrew's Big Fat Lawsuit? posits a mid-afternoon WSJ blog post. The Journal wonders whether last month's warnings were just a matter of brinksmanship, leading up to quiet settlement prior to court action. They quickly pulled an Emily Latella, though, when they learned that the New York AG was broadening his inquiry, subpoenaing payer CEOs and internal emails. Eet Eess Not My Dog! Cuomo's missing the point, though, when he emphasizes that there is an inherent conflict of interest that the pricing engine is designed by a software company owned by a payer. UHC could spin Ingenix off tomorrow and they'd still be selling a secret -- I mean proprietary -- system that allows its clients to set prices by adjusting variables in ways they don't have to disclose to anyone. Free Rider Okay, ... The HIT Transition Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1284732 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 23:20:41 +0100 1284732 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1279412&cid=t_177764_113_f&fid=34635&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.hittransition.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fare-cuomos-esti.html When we read the coverage of NY Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's accusation that Ingenix, United Healthcare and a host of other payers had systematically underestimated the "Reasonable and Customary" fees used to calculate reimbursements for out-of-network services, one frequently-repeated statement caught our eye: Lacewell said, in one example, the office's investigation showed that when $200 was a fair market rate for a 15-minute doctor's visit for a common illness, Ingenix determined it was $77. Therefore, United would pay $62 when it should have paid $160, leaving the consumer with a $138 bill. [Emphasis added.] Actually, the United would probably not pay a dime. The patient would have to pay the entire $200 bill -- at least until the deductible was satisfied. That got us thinking abo... The HIT Transition Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1279412 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:11:20 +0100 1279412 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1247837&cid=t_177764_113_f&fid=34635&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.hittransition.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fingenix-chief-o.html In a letter to the New York Times, Ingenix Chief Executive (what, no office for this guy?) Andy Slavitt offers a carefully-worded rebuttal to the charges that his company is helping insurers rip off policyholders, as NY Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and NYT editorial writers have accused. We do not know the source of the $77 figure your editorial cites from the New York attorney general as Ingenix’s calculation of the “fair market rate in New York City and Nassau County for a 15-minute consultation with a doctor for an illness of low to moderate severity.” Instead, a health plan reimbursing this consultation using our Prevailing Healthcare Charges System data at the 80th percentile would price this service at $160. Cuomo's office pointed out that pricing a service at $77 which actual... The HIT Transition Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1247837 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:01:55 +0100 1247837 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1246561&cid=t_177764_115_f&fid=34670&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsumerdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fradiology-and-web-20.html Do you also prefer to visit my site over places like e-medicine and medcyclopedia. Since regular google searches always sends to e-medicine, etc. Ben of radswiki has made a custom search engine that queries the radiology blogs, wikis, and social networks.Check this out-Radiology and web 2.0From Sumer's Radiology Site http://www.sumerdoc.blogspot.com -The Top Radiology Magazine (Source: Sumer's Radiology Site) Sumer's Radiology Site blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1246561 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:30:00 +0100 1246561 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1235961&cid=t_177764_113_f&fid=34635&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.hittransition.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fdenial-engine-v.html In my warnings to providers about denial engines -- those sophisticated analytics tools that payers are increasingly using to reduce, deny, or re-collect claims payments -- I try to emphasize that they can be used ethically. One of the common features of such tools is that they allow the payer to produce a detailed "defense" for the dollars they are refusing to remit. The argument I've been trying to focus on is that providers and their vendors need to understand these tools and respond -- not that this is some Good vs. Evil battle over payments that all providers unquestionably deserve. It's not necessarily that the payers aren't fighting fair, I say. It's that the providers aren't fighting back. UnitedHealthcare and its Ingenix division seem to want to give the lie to that even-hande... The HIT Transition Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1235961 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:13:19 +0100 1235961 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1112639&cid=t_177764_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F12%2F22%2Fgopubmed%2F Bringing Web 2.0 to Pubmed, GoPubMed provides a new slice’em and dice’em approach to searching. Instantly showing information about: What - references retrieved, what terms have been used to describe them and the quantity used, incredibly simple to use to narrow a search down to relevant material Who - who’s writing on the subject searches and in what quantity Where - what’s the geography of the material retrieved like When - when was material published This is all done quickly and effectively and is impressive for finding material of relevance. The feature that’ll be a Fade favourite is the statistical data on retrieved results that can be displayed.  This gives an overview of the literature located by a search by detailing information on: Top indexing te... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1112639 Sat, 22 Dec 2007 04:13:40 +0100 1112639 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1106948&cid=t_177764_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F12%2F20%2Fwas-that-trip-to-bethlehem-critical%2F New from the Trip Database comes the Critical Care Trip Search which searches the following journals alongside core Trip resources. Critical Care Medicine Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Intensive Care Medicine American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Intensive Care Medicine Critical Care Nurse Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing American Journal of Critical Care Australian Critical Care Anesthesiology Anesthesia and Analgesia British Journal of Anaesthesia Anaesthesia Advanced warning the Fade Nativity is on the way… (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1106948 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:51:09 +0100 1106948 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1073110&cid=t_177764_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F12%2F06%2Fand-i-though-qi-involved-stephen-fry%2F Searching for Quality Improvement material just got easier with the Healthcare Quality search from Trip. Journals currently searched are: International Journal for Quality in Health Care International journal of health care quality assurance Quality and Safety in Health Care Implementation Science Medical Informatics and Decision Making Medical Decision Making American Journal of Medical Quality Healthcare Benchmarks and Quality Improvement Journal for Healthcare Quality Journal of Nursing Care Quality Quality Management in Health Care If you want some training in this or searching any other electronic resource and you work for Liverpool PCT use the contact form below to contact the Fade Library. [contact-form] (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1073110 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:09:48 +0100 1073110 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1067701&cid=t_177764_113_f&fid=34635&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.hittransition.com%2F2007%2F12%2Fdenial-engines.html It's been almost two years since I published my piece on a new segment of payer software tools that offer a suite of editing tools so sophisticated that it basically allowed payers to tune them to whatever percentage of revenue retention they thought providers would tolerate. I dubbed the tools Denial Engines and suggested that provider vendors had been seriously outflanked and needed to up their game. ... In my research since then, I've learned a lot more. Some of these DE tools will go so far as to edit against best practices published in medical journals, and integrate a link to the citation in the automated defense. Worse, DE tools are being used by Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) to do commission-based re-adjudication of old Medicare claims. They're not just subtracting from what ... The HIT Transition Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1067701 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:47:13 +0100 1067701 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1048946&cid=t_177764_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F11%2F25%2Fthere%25e2%2580%2599s-more-to-google-than-typing-a-few-words-iv%2F The web moves on, sometimes the thing you want from a page has gone but is still available in Google’s cache.  To show a page’s cache, use cache: cache:www.dh.gov.uk will  show the cached version of the Department of Health Page. To display key information about a page us info: or id: info:www.fadelibrary.wordpress.com id:www.fadelibrary.wordpress.com will retrieve basic information about this site. To find information related to a particular site, try related: related:www.fade.nhs.uk (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1048946 Sun, 25 Nov 2007 18:23:20 +0100 1048946 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1046641&cid=t_177764_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F11%2F23%2Fthere%25e2%2580%2599s-more-to-google-than-typing-a-few-words-iii%2F Google can also be told how to search in addition to what to search for. Searching for Definitions Dictionary snowed under the blizzard of paper work on your desk? Maybe you can’t get at the Fade Library’s quick reference collection without a flurry of public transport use or a trip in the car? Use define: in Google (note the colon in the search below, it’s important) define:public health This will bring back definitions of public health. Site Searching You can target a google search at a particular site by typing site:[web address of site you want to restrict search to] e.g. pandemic site:www.dh.gov.uk Will search for pandemic resources on the Department of Health website only. Search within a number range You can search for sites within a number range by using the [num... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1046641 Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:08:17 +0100 1046641 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1045039&cid=t_177764_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F11%2F22%2Ftheres-more-to-google-than-typing-a-few-words-ii%2F Excluding Words Excluding a word from a search is simply a matter of putting a - infront of the word you want to exclude, e.g. Data Protection Act -1984 Excludes from the search the previous version of the Data Protection Act so you should see only the 1998 Act. Be warned there are inherent dangers in doing this, if a useful site mentions both Acts it will be excluded in the results you see. Including Words To include a word in a search use the + . care +pathway “pressure sores” will find web pages with those terms in them. What it won’t do is find pathways as a word to include it you’d have in the search (+pathway OR +pathways). Looking for Synonyms Google makes provision for synonyms in a search by using the ~ (tilde) symbol so a search for: ~elderly “primar... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1045039 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 12:28:54 +0100 1045039 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1041287&cid=t_177764_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F11%2F21%2Ftheres-more-to-google-than-typing-a-few-words-i%2F How do you find what you want in Google? - Basic Searching By typing the line: Fade Library into Google, you are telling it to find all web pages that contain both Fade AND Library. Hopefully what you’re looking for will be near the top of the search (there were 1,900,000 pages of links when I just looked!) and everything will be fine. Phrase Searching However if you type: “Fade Library” You’ll improve the search because Google will search for the phrase you’ve typed in and the search will be more precise as a result (it now tells me I have 22,500 pages of links!). OR Searching You can use OR (remember to type it in capital letters) to expand search results so typing Fade OR “Lancashire Care” Library Will find pages that relate to both the Fade Li... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1041287 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:18:38 +0100 1041287 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1034811&cid=t_177764_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F11%2F18%2Fsearch-medica%2F We love Google at Fade, we’re always using it.  But the first thing we do when faced with any new website or piece of print material is ask the question: What is this trying to sell us?  It’s not that we don’t trust anything, it’s just the natural healthy skepticism of the information professional.  The problem that Google presents us is we have to ask ourselves if we trust an awful lot of websites.  That’s why we like services like Intute. Fling into the mix our awareness that Google coverage is far from absolute and you’ll see why we get excited when we find search engines to add to our list of search sources. Search Medica come from the people behind Pulse (OK, we tend to refer to this as one of the GP comics in our flippant Fade way!) and has sev... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1034811 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 18:18:10 +0100 1034811 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1032873&cid=t_177764_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F11%2F16%2Fmedworm%2F It’s always useful to remember that Google isn’t the only search engine on the block.  There are loads of them out  there and you should always use more than one for an internet search.  When we come across one we’ve not used before and like the look of we’ll let you know.  MedWorm is a search engine and RSS provider service. It collects updates from over 4500 authoritative data sources (growing each day) via RSS feeds. From the data collected, MedWorm provides new outgoing RSS feeds on various medical categories that you can subscribe to, via the free MedWorm online service, or another RSS reader of your choice like MyUpdate on NLH. The advantage of haveing a search tool using RSS is the speed of update and the ability to create a feed from a search makes this ... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1032873 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:19:33 +0100 1032873 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=882540&cid=t_177764_113_f&fid=34635&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.hittransition.com%2F2007%2F09%2Fproviders-fight.html Back when I ran that series warning providers about the new, sophisticated claims analytics tools I dubbed Denial Engines, I turned up some scary evidence about Medicare's demonstration Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program (see Medicare No Longer Money in the Bank among other posts listed in the Denial Engines category to the right). I spent a lot of my free time (in both senses of the word) digging up the dirt on this payer technology (not that it's necessarily dirty -- which is part of the danger) and the RAC approach, by which Medicare hires auditors to pore over previous years' settlements looking for "overpayments" -- then rewards them with a bounty for every dollar they retroactively deduct from providers current year remittances. So, did the provider vendors come rushing to me to... The HIT Transition Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=882540 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:19:56 +0100 882540 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=867397&cid=t_177764_86_f&fid=35596&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ibiblio.org%2Fsecretlibrary%2Filib%2F%3Fp%3D19 The Government Information Committee of the Long Island Library Resources Council is developing a customized Health Information Google search in support of LILRC’s upcoming Health Information workshop series. google, health information, iLib, LILRC, search engines (Source: iLib) iLib blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=867397 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:09:33 +0100 867397 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=682196&cid=t_177764_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclinicalit.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F06%2Ftime-for-webmd-and-google-to-panic.html This is one of the most interesting M&A bits to hit my inbox in a long time: Health-specific search engine Healia has just announced a takeover by Des Moines, Iowa-based publishing company Meredith Corp.That's right, the publisher of such titles as Fitness, Ladies' Home Journal, Family Circle, Better Homes & Gardens and Successful Farming has bought itself a healthcare search engine. I bet Wall Street didn't see that one coming, and I wonder if they're sweating over at WebMD, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo.By the way, Dr. Tom Eng, Healia's president and founder, says that Healia is hiring a CTO and Web designers at company headquarters in Bellevue, Wash., and VPs for online marketing and advertising sales to work in New York, where Meredith has a large presence. Eng is keeping his job. (Sourc... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=682196 Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:22:00 +0100 682196 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=650269&cid=t_177764_86_f&fid=34461&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdigicmb.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F05%2Ftrends-in-professional-and-academic.html All the papers ánd presentation of the Inforum 2007 Conference came available just yesterday in pdf. I will name some more interesting talks below. Some of them I have to look into, because I just missed them. There are relatively a large number of product pitches, but some of those are just very good to see what is happening. Presentations that I have to look into: Tools to Empower Searching – Helping Users to Find the Right Information Author: Jens Gräßler, Ovid Technologies - Wolters Kluwer Medical Research, GermanyCentral Search & Vivisimo. Viva Vivisimo! Author: Gareth Williams, ProQuest CSA, United KingdomeBooks & New Products from SpringerLink Author: Frans Lettenström, Springer, GermanyThe Evolving Library & Information Professional – Development, Leadership and Ne... DigiCMB blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=650269 Thu, 31 May 2007 10:10:00 +0100 650269 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=645502&cid=t_177764_86_f&fid=35596&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ibiblio.org%2Fsecretlibrary%2Filib%2F%3Fp%3D12 A quick introduction to RSS syndicated web content, rss aggregators, xml-focused search engines, and other RSS resources and tools http://ms.cc.sunysb.edu/~dachase/rss.htm rss, search engines, syndicated content, web 2.0, xml (Source: iLib) iLib blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=645502 Wed, 30 May 2007 14:19:32 +0100 645502 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=830145&cid=t_177764_87_f&fid=36069&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffrankiespeakingfrankly.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F04%2F5-essential-search-engine-tips-for-lazy.html Now you might think you know all the best sites on the web for your research, but if you can't be bothered to apply your just a tiny fraction of your brainpower into the few words you type into the search box, then all that knowledge really is in vain.My disparaging tone comes from watching time after time really poor searches performed on MedWorm, by people who are obviously medical professionals, which return either sub-standard results, or often no results at all.The fact is, Google has made everyone lazy - to our own detriment. Any mistakes in spelling are usually identified automatically and the amount of data returned is bound to return something relevant.However, other medical search engines are not so forgiving - in the future they will probably do all the thinking for you, but at ... Frankie Speaking Frankly blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=830145 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:10:00 +0100 830145 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=537696&cid=t_177764_113_f&fid=34635&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.hittransition.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fmedicare_pilots.html I missed this when it came out in December, but I found it on Michael Alpolskis' excellent MedicareUpdate Blog: CMS Publishes Notice of Computer Matching Program to Detect Fraud, Waste Abuse I've added Michael to my oh-so-exclusive Health IT Blogroll -- he also covered the NPI Contingency.... (Source: The HIT Transition Weblog) The HIT Transition Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=537696 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:56:50 +0100 537696 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=486427&cid=t_177764_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F102152261%2F Finding information on science and health can be daunting. Results are overwhelming if you type in a keyword that is too general. But even if you know the specific keyword phrase that will get you the most targeted results, it can be hard to sift through and determine which link will yield the best information. Search engines for specific niches are available. Two have been developed in the area of science and health - Medstory.com and Healia.com. (See my previous review of Medstory.com.) They both have their strengths and weaknesses which I have reviewed in this screencast demonstrating with a search for the serotonin receptor 2c gene.* *I’m not sure why the uploaded Google Video screencast is such poor quality and why the last millisecond got truncated when the original file is fi... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=486427 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:20:46 +0100 486427 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=463431&cid=t_177764_113_f&fid=34635&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.hittransition.com%2F2007%2F02%2Fvery_hot_off_th.html Two days after the WSJ covered the New Arms Race of denial management, the NY Times went even further: tracing the logical path from the struggle over denial to the absurdity of US financing healthcare overall. I found the column re-printed in the Dallas Morning News.... (Source: The HIT Transition Weblog) The HIT Transition Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=463431 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:37:57 +0100 463431 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=463433&cid=t_177764_113_f&fid=34635&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.hittransition.com%2F2007%2F02%2Fa_new_arms_race.html The Wall Street Journal delivered me a valentine last week: 40 column inches validating my previous research and reportage on the product category I dubbed the Denial Engine. Of course, WSJ's Vanessa Fuhrmans opted for the more tactful label Denial Management Software, but her article makes it quite clear that most of the management is currently taking place on the payer side of the great reimbursement divide. The denial-management industry's rise shows how much of medical spending is consumed by propping up and doing battle over an arcane patchwork of claims systems. Roughly 30% of physicians' claims are denied the first time around. Sales of physician-billing and practice-management technology grew 25% to more than $7.5 billion last year....(With due respect to the WSJ's book of style-an... The HIT Transition Weblog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=463433 Mon, 19 Feb 2007 23:54:12 +0100 463433 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=397043&cid=t_177764_86_f&fid=34466&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclinicalevidence.blogspot.com%2F2006%2F12%2Fnew-google-functions-including-patent.html Via Lifehacker -- Google has launched a beta version of Google Patent Search.Results include the entire collection of the United States Patent and Trademark Office from the 1790s through mid-2006 (~ 7M patents total). The documentation notes that each result includes: 1. Patent Title: The title of each entry in the search results is the title of that specific patent.2. U.S. Patent Number: The patent office assigns a unique number to each patent.3. Filing Date: The filing date is the date on which the patent was filed with the USPTO. The filing date is when the inventors applied for the patent and should not be confused with the issue date, which is the date the patent office granted the patent. If we don’t have a filing date for a patent, this field will be blank.4. Assignee name: The as... Clinical Evidence, Searching Tidbits, and Other Minutiae blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=397043 Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:04:00 +0100 397043 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=397047&cid=t_177764_86_f&fid=34466&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclinicalevidence.blogspot.com%2F2006%2F12%2Fanother-cool-search-engine-pagebull.html Came across the PageBull search engine via Lifehacker and I've been doing a little test searching today - it displays search results in a more visually oriented way than some of the engines, tiling images of the pages it retrieves for your search, so that you can get a better idea of what kind of hits it's returning.Just tried this search on sensitivity and specificity and it seemed like it might be a better shortcut for this search than trying to figure out from the Google snippets what the pages actually cover. Results load a little slowly but it's an interesting concept. Plus I really dig the cute little PageBull icon :)Some have suggested that this type of engine might be helpful in researching people - with the inclusion of the Varmus papers in the National Library of Medicine's Profi... Clinical Evidence, Searching Tidbits, and Other Minutiae blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=397047 Fri, 08 Dec 2006 21:55:00 +0100 397047