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 'health gaming'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:56:49 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008183&cid=t_353365_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FbRJcm-h-R3I%2F   mHealth Summit to Highlight Groundbreaking Research Abstracts and Innovative Presentations TOPIC AREAS: RESEARCH: Ground-breaking health research using mobile technologies in clinical medicine and public health outcomes. TECHNOLOGY: Categories that examine the technologies being deployed today while also exploring new technologies currently under development.  BUSINESS: Focus on moving the debate forward by addressing the business models that impact mHealth with a focus on lessons learned, best practices, and the emergence of commercially viable models to scale mHealth globally. POLICY: Showcase of healthcare, technology and investment communities seeking regulatory clarity on wireless medical technologies to accelerate this promising engine of health care innovation The subm... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008183 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:19:47 +0100 5008183 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934149&cid=t_353365_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FsAVKosrZ1Iw%2F By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn. Over 85% of the world’s population is covered by wireless phone signals. The global proliferation of wireless phones provides a technology platform to move health services to people — broadly referred to as ”mobile health” or “mhealth.” mHealth: New Horizons for health through mobile technologies, the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) second report on mobile health, summarizes a survey of mobile health developments around the world, published in June 2011 based on survey data from 2009 collected in 114 nations. WHO learned that mHealth is most easily deployed into health applications where voice communication via traditional phone networks has been used. Thus, in important applications like surveillance and decision support, mHealth is less like... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934149 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:28:24 +0100 4934149 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4762764&cid=t_353365_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2F7oPbEF1CU1s%2F By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn. “Ward and June Cleaver have left the building,” observe analysts at Nielsen. “The white, two-parent, ‘Leave it to Beaver’ family unit of the 1950s has evolved into a multi-layered, multi-cultural construct dominated by older, childless households,” starts a report from The Nielsen Company, The New Digital American Family. Whatever ethnic flavor this Digital Family may represent, there’s one equalizer across all of them: the smartphone, which is owned by households across cultures and income levels. First, the socio-demographics paint a picture of increasingly multi-cultural households. Recent immigrants to the U.S. accounted for 90% of population growth from 2000-2010, over-indexing for Hispanic and Asian communities. Hispanics are the fastest-growi... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4762764 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:58:27 +0100 4762764 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4512389&cid=t_353365_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FPrX1WfSHfm8%2F By Casey Quinlan. In my daily business life, I have lots of conversations about healthcare IT (HIT), electronic medical records (EMR), personal health records (PHR), and the rest of the alphabet soup of acronyms used in health care’s march into the 21st century. Each of those conversations always winds up leading to the same question, “what’s the ROI?” Meaning what’s the expected financial benefit to the provider deploying the technology. This is most definitely a valid question – any enterprise looking at a technology product or service needs to have a solid understanding of what the business results of that technology can be, and what the cost of those results will be. Also, the likelihood of those results actually showing up is important: what’s the track record of the sys... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4512389 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:20:55 +0100 4512389 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4074055&cid=t_353365_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FBM128jYCLt4%2F By Halle Tecco. It was beautiful in San Francisco last week, the perfect weather to welcome 1,000 health geeks to the fourth Health 2.0 conference. Two themes seemed to anchor the demos and conversations at the conference: data and consumer empowerment.   On day 1, Aneesh Chopra, CTO of the United States and Todd Park, CTO of US Health & Human Services set the tone with their enthusiasm for data.gov and what this means for healthcare.  They also announced the ‘Blue Button’, a program being piloted by the Department of Veterans Affairs to give veterans the ability to download their claims or medical information. Private sector innovation was demonstrated by companies like FirstLife Research.  FirstLife is mapping and analyzing user-generated medical data that’s already on the w... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4074055 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:00:55 +0100 4074055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3885339&cid=t_353365_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FMKpPFLYrkZw%2F By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn. Electronic health records (EHRs) broaden access to patient data and provide the platform for pushing evidence-based decision support to clinicians at the point-of-care. This promotes optimal care for patients, reduces medical errors, optimizes the use of labor, reduces duplication of tests, and by the way, improves patient outcomes. When done in aggregate across all health providers, a team from McKinsey estimates that $40 billion of costs could be saved in the U.S. health system. Reforming hospitals with IT investment in the McKinsey Quarterly talks about the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act’s (ARRA) $20+ billion worth of stimulus funding under the HITECH Act and estimates that 80% of existing hospital IT applications will be affected by the regulation. H... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3885339 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:31:32 +0100 3885339 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3868735&cid=t_353365_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.slideshare.net%2Fswf%2Fssplayer2.swf%3Fid%3D4882813%26%23038%3Bdoc%3Dfutureofhealth-slideshareversion-100801104636-phpapp01 A report on the future of health was presented to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) by PSFK, a trends research and innovation company. It features a wide range to topics including distant learning, diagnostics, gaming for health, offline web, DIY checkup, and many others: PSFK presents Future Of Health View more presentations from PSFK. (Hat Tip: iMedicalApps) *This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3868735 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 20:00:28 +0100 3868735 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3831350&cid=t_353365_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2F-Z5_nGyLY_c%2F Did you miss Disruptive Women bloggers Indu Subaiya, Jane Sarasohn-Kahn, Trisha Torrey, and Regina Holliday this week on the Real Women on Health! Radio series? Or did you hear them, but want to listen again? If so, you can listen to the podcasts now available. Related posts:One more chance to catch Disruptive Women on Real Women on Health! Roll Out the Red Carpet: Disruptive Women in Health Care Announces New Bloggers Online Radio Series Showcases Innovative Influencers Transforming Healthcare (Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care) Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3831350 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:30:03 +0100 3831350 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3784254&cid=t_353365_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ofr.gov%2FOFRUpload%2FOFRData%2F2010-17207_PI.pdf By Pamela Cipriano. On July 13, 2010, the clock started running for eligible providers, hospitals, and critical access hospitals, to become meaningful users of certified electronic health records (EHR). Under the direction of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, together with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released the final rules that lay out the first two years of requirements for eligible professionals to qualify for incentive payments included in provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 through the HITECH act (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health).  View the press conference led by Secretary Sebelius.   (Disruptive Woman Regina Holliday, sp... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3784254 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:33:50 +0100 3784254 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3780352&cid=t_353365_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FAP2Nf2gpfH4%2F By Robin Strongin. It didn’t receive much attention in the context of oil wells being capped and financial services legislation being passed, but the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took a step last week that could make a profound difference for Americans who live in rural parts of the country. The FCC voted unanimously to have the federal government pay a greater share of broadband Internet costs for rural health care providers, and the commission also expressed its intent to subsidize the construction of broadband networks. Why is this important?  Over the past 25 years, according to the Center for Health Transformation, over 500 rural hospitals have shuttered their facilities.  And, while 25 percent of the U.S. population lives in rural areas, only about one in ten doctors ... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3780352 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:31:39 +0100 3780352 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3767073&cid=t_353365_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2F_9QQDe8b2kw%2F By Mary Grealy.  An organization of health industry chief executives today applauded federal regulators for being responsive to the concerns of hospitals and physicians in constructing the final “meaningful use” regulations that will determine the allocation of health information technology (HIT) incentive funds.  But, said the president of the Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC), the newly-released rules leave some critical issues still unaddressed. HLC president Mary R. Grealy said that, even though her organization was still analyzing the regulations, “it’s clear that federal regulators paid close attention to the more than 2,000 comments they received on the proposed rule, and that they have been responsive to concerns that the initial regulations placed the “meaningful us... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3767073 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:00:37 +0100 3767073 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3671689&cid=t_353365_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fv%2FbtHOhNbwTvI%26amp%3Brel%3D1%26amp%3Bcolor1%3Dd6d6d6%26amp%3Bcolor2%3Df0f0f0%26amp%3Bborder%3D0%26amp%3Bfs%3D1%26amp%3Bhl%3Den%26amp%3Bautoplay%3D0%26amp%3Bshowinfo%3D0%26amp%3Biv_load_policy%3D3%26amp%3Bshowsearch%3D0 On June 8th, in conjunction with Health 2.0 Goes to Washington, we held a Disruptive Women breakfast on the topic of Health 2.0. For highlights, read our summary and watch the video below. www.youtube.com/watch?v=btHOhNbwTvI Related posts:With the Partnership of Nintendo and American Heart Association- Video Game Couch Surfers are Encouraged to Surf Using Video Games! Video blog roundup: Health care reform debate goes public “News (Hot) Flash: Sex, Drugs and Menopause” Recap – 2010 Breakfast Series (Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care) Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3671689 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:52:07 +0100 3671689 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3581604&cid=t_353365_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2Fl_1Bp7eAERk%2F By Sheryl Flynn.  Earlier this week, the American Heart Association (AHA) announced a new partnership with Nintendo of America.  According to their website (www.activeplaynow.com), the AHA and Nintendo are working together to promote physically active play as a part of a healthy lifestyle. This is the first time that the AHA has partnered with the video game industry to help consumers discover how video games that incorporate movement can be beneficial to health.  According to their “Healthy Lifestyle Tips” they encourage everyone in the house to enjoy active-play video games together and when the weather prevents outdoor activities- they encourage hosting an active-play video game tournament in your living room.   Today, according to AHA’s press release- They are not supporting... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3581604 Thu, 20 May 2010 11:00:49 +0100 3581604 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3508381&cid=t_353365_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fmy-take-bayers-nintendo-enabled-didget-glucose-meter-available-now.html The tech blogs are all abuzz today over Bayer’s new DIDGET meter, designed just for kids, which integrates BG testing into the world of video games: “Bayer’s DIDGET is the first and only blood glucose meter that connects directly to Nintendo DS and DS Lite and helps kids manage their diabetes by rewarding them for consistent [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3508381 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:30:36 +0100 3508381 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3084772&cid=t_353365_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Fglobalhealthsciences.ucsf.edu%2FPublications_and_Presentations%2FSymposia%2FCampos_Francisco.ppt The World Health Report 2008, from WHO, entitled “Primary Health Care Now More Than Ever” acknowledges the need to improve health systems for all through a Primary Health Care (PHC) reform. The report cites Brazil among other countries as good example of successful implementation of PHC policies and emphasizes the role of integrated health information systems as instrumental to achieving this reform. It is impossible to deliver high quality health services to hundreds of thousands or millions of people without robust processes. That doesn’t mean taking away the human nature of health care. It means that it is possible to put methods in place that can, with the strong support of technology, organize health care delivery, support promotion and prevention, improve services quality and e... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3084772 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:04:25 +0100 3084772 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2973921&cid=t_353365_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FLHhIh9dps8s%2F The following guest post on the subject of drug adherence is written by Julie Murchinson, Founder, Health 2.0 Accelerator and Managing Director with Manatt Health Solutions. The tools are coming! The tools are coming! For a while now, tools to manage drug adherence have been developed, many designed to enable the patient to self-manage in the context of and in collaboration with the health care system from a specifically designed device or heavy application. Patient adoption, however, has been slow and the vision for self-management of drug adherence not yet reality. But recently from the budding Health 2.0 space, we are seeing tools built on more accessible web and mobile platforms that allow patients to manage when and where they want to with their mobile device (e.g. iPhone, Blackberry,... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2973921 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:57:11 +0100 2973921 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2958846&cid=t_353365_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FZVFR1bYWuwo%2F This study, which included 375 male and female cancer patients aged 13 – 29, showed that those patients playing “Re-Mission” had higher drug adherence to both antibiotics and standard chemotherapy drugs. The assumption made in the study is that by playing “Re-mission”, the patients learned more about their disease and how they could control it through medication and chemotherapy. Similarly, two asthma-related multi-media games have demonstrated increased knowledge of asthma and decreased asthma symptom days (perhaps from better adherence to daily doses of inhaled corticosteroids). Games designed around diabetes (Packy and Marlon, Escape from Diab and Nanoswarm) have shown, or are in clinical trials to show, improved self-efficacy and self-management. In the Pa... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2958846 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:28:45 +0100 2958846 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2855577&cid=t_353365_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FR7NgdQnAod4%2F As the President and CEO of the American Academy of Nursing, I am very interested in the direction and potential of HIT. Of course, the issue of meaningful use is at the center and of tremendous importance. But the definition as it currently stands does not go far enough. What follows are recommendations put together by a working group of the Academy’s technology and informatics experts for The Department of Health and Human Services. To Meet the Needs of Patients, the American Academy of Nursing Says we need to go Beyond Meaningful Use The American Academy of Nursing (AAN) is an advocate for improved patient safety, cost-effective care management of acute and chronic conditions, and the effectiveness of nursing and interdisciplinary care. The Academy strongly supports health care reform... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2855577 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:36:52 +0100 2855577 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2705115&cid=t_353365_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2Fp5NNDon-iTs%2F EAST COAST.  In and around the DC Beltway, there is a tremendous amount of excitement when it comes to Health Information Technology (HIT).  Lots of mainstream IT vendors, trade associations and HIT gurus are licking their chops.  Policy wonks, legislative aides and administration appointees have been diligently debating the thorny issues of the day: privacy, security, standards, and meaningful use. WEST COAST.  In and around Silicon Valley, there is a tremendous amount of excitement when it comes to Health Information Technology (HIT). Lots of software engineers, health 2.o entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists are licking their chops.  IT experts,  computer intelligensia, and bleeding edge developers have been diligently innovating the thorny issues of the day: privacy, security,... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2705115 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:08:11 +0100 2705115 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2683824&cid=t_353365_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FTveZcs_fC70%2F The day before my daughter Elise’s 15th birthday, the new iPhone went on sale.  My birthday was 4 days later.  So Elise figured out we should buy each other an iPhone to mark our big days.  She planned (and saved) for months.  She spent weeks talking to friends, researching apps on line, planning for such accessories as protective covers, and educating herself on how to maximize her minutes.   When the big day came, we made our way to the Apple store and stood shoulder to shoulder with hundreds of others waiting on a very long line.  Two and a half hours later we were invited, actually escorted, in to the store by an extremely friendly, knowledgeable young man who stayed with us during the entire purchase transaction. He answered tons of questions (mine, not Elise’... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2683824 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 02:03:18 +0100 2683824 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2712054&cid=t_353365_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FbIV4Kz9wWjw%2F EAST COAST.  In and around the DC Beltway, there is a tremendous amount of excitement when it comes to Health Information Technology (HIT).  Lots of mainstream IT vendors, trade associations and HIT gurus are licking their chops.  Policy wonks, legislative aides and administration appointees have been diligently debating the thorny issues of the day: privacy, security, standards, and meaningful use. WEST COAST.  In and around Silicon Valley, there is a tremendous amount of excitement when it comes to Health Information Technology (HIT). Lots of software engineers, health 2.o entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists are licking their chops.  IT experts,  computer intelligensia, and bleeding edge developers have been diligently innovating the thorny issues of the day: privacy, security,... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2712054 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 04:08:11 +0100 2712054 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2621741&cid=t_353365_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.slidesharecdn.com%2Fswf%2Fssplayer2.swf%3Fdoc%3Dtheadvanceofmhealthslideshare-090416113113-phpapp01%26amp%3Bstripped_title%3Dthe-advance-of-mhealth-1300600 This article will aim to look at a specific area of the ‘citizen empowerment’ – the application of SMS (Short Messaging Service – or texting) and mobile phones in public health. With the onset of social tools such as social networking sites (Facebook, Myspace, etc.) and real time information hubs such as Twitter, we are exposed to numerous ways to stay connected to each other. Our mobile devices are equipped with applications that allow us to do a myriad of things – many of which focus on entertainment and productivity. Another very important part of our lives is maintaining good health and the mobile phone is making strides in that area. mHealth is the term that has been coined to describe the interaction of mobile technology with the improvement of health. mHealth is exploding ... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2621741 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:02:37 +0100 2621741 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2424004&cid=t_353365_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2F6dv_K2sasuk%2F Heart disease is the number one killer of women. The problem is, women have different symptoms then men — so they often don’t realize they’re having a heart attack. The Queen of Hearts Foundation is co-hosting a women’s wellness seminar in Atlanta June 2 and 3 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Atlanta Perimeter At Ravinia - (Address is: 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Rd NE, Atlanta - (888) 444-0401) If you’re in Atlanta, the cost is only $10 — and it could save your life. Queen of Hearts co-founders, Katy Atterbery and Carmen Perez, talked to Disruptive Women’s Wendy Grossman. DW: Did you know each other before you started the foundation? KA: We met while volunteering on a project regarding women and heart here in Atlanta in 2004. We formed the foundation in May 20... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2424004 Wed, 20 May 2009 14:33:03 +0100 2424004 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2382232&cid=t_353365_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2Fz8ek3ZJ9G4E%2F This week, after the Senate confirmed Governor Kathleen Sebelius (D-KS) as HHS Secretary, HHS announced the establishment of two new health IT committees in the department. Jason Miller of FederalNewsRadio reported: HHS announced [Wednesday] in the Federal Register that the Health IT policy committee would recommend a policy framework to develop and adopt nationwide infrastructure to permit the electronic exchange of health information.…The Health IT standards committee would make recommendations around data and technology standards, implementation specifications and certification criteria for the electronic exchange and use of health records.…Previously, HHS had similar committees addressing policy and standards. But the Recovery Act, which included more than $19 billion for h... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2382232 Fri, 01 May 2009 20:53:55 +0100 2382232 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2347700&cid=t_353365_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2F6E_EKoWJ2SQ%2F The following is a guest post from Julia Loughran, a Digital Media and Gaming Solutions Expert with iConecto—Gaming4Health. (Full Disclosure: Amplify Public Affairs is now the PR Strategic Partner for iConecto—Gaming4Health) Yesterday, I had the opportunity to speak on Capitol Hill as part of a special event hosted by the same group that hosts this wonderful blog - Disruptive Women in Health Care, and its media partner The Hill. The topic was Health eGaming, Healthy Patients: Supporting Stimulus Goals Through Health eGaming. I was there to speak about the opportunities health eGames can bring to healthcare, both as forms of preventative care (e.g., exer-games that get people up and moving and games that promote healthy behaviors, like healthy eating and smoking cessation), as well as g... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2347700 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:41:01 +0100 2347700 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2347702&cid=t_353365_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ama-assn.org%2Fama1%2Fpub%2Fupload%2Fmm%2F368%2Fcompstudy_52006.pdf Debate surrounding health information technology, particularly electronic health records (EHR), has become increasingly dominant among health care-related discussions around the Web. Forbes.com chatted with Geoff Brown, CIO at Inova Health System (a Virginia-based not-for-profit health care service provider system consisting of hospitals and other health care centers), about the significant role health IT could play “in improving medical care, cutting costs and speeding up treatment.” The health-care industry is a study in contrasts. On one hand, it employs the best that medical science has to offer. On the other, it is one of the least automated sectors from an IT standpoint. All of that is about to change, however, spurred as much by the federal government’s push for co... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2347702 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:34:09 +0100 2347702 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2347703&cid=t_353365_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FOaDtnE3e2GE%2F The first in a series of health briefings hosted by Disruptive Women and The Hill is next Wednesday (4/15) at noon in the Rayburn House Office Building.  Health eGaming, Healthy Patients will feature brief presentations on “Supporting Stimulus Goals Through Health eGaming” from a panel of Disruptive Women.  After the jump is the event announcement posted here last week. Click here for complete event details and to RSVP Disruptive Women, along with its media partner The Hill, is pleased to invite you to the first in a series of health briefings. If you have ideas for future briefings, we’d love for you to share them in the comments. 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(Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care) Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2306558 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:36:25 +0100 2306558 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2306559&cid=t_353365_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FJzPBHMhr1GM%2F We, as a nation, are at a critical moment in regard to health information technology (HIT). HIT has become a primary part of President Obama’s health care reform plan, and there is a significant investment for HIT in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. It is our responsibility to help ensure that the right technology is developed and deployed to achieve the goals of the Administration, namely increased patient safety, improved clinical outcomes, and decreased costs. During 2006 and 2007, the American Academy of Nursing’s (www.aannet.org) Workforce Commission conducted a study, “Technology Solutions to Make Patient Care Safer and More Efficient.” The data collection engaged interdisciplinary teams of healthcare providers at 25 hospitals across the country to review t... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2306559 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:47:35 +0100 2306559 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2306561&cid=t_353365_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FgkqTf4oK55A%2F On March 18th I represented the American Academy of Nursing (www.aannet.org) at The Women’s’ High-Tech Coalition Luncheon that took place on Capitol Hill. The title of the Panel was Health Information Technology: Addressing Privacy and Security Concerns to Bring Healthcare into the 21st Century. The other panelists were: Kate Gross from Senator Jay Rockefeller’s office, Lisa Gallagher from HIMSS and Eva Powell, Health IT Director for the National Partnership for Women and Families. With all the momentum around Health IT I was pleased to have this opportunity to participate in this important discussion and present the nursing perspective. Here are the thoughts I shared… 1. The Academy is supportive of the investment in smart health IT as it has the potential to be a useful tool that... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2306561 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:46:01 +0100 2306561 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2284277&cid=t_353365_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.pri.org%2FPRI_MP3%2Ftp_healthcare_infotech.mp3 The Boston Globe reported this morning that President Obama has chosen David Blumenthal, MD as National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at HHS. Dr. Blumenthal, who will replace current ONC Robert Kolodner, is a “Harvard Medical professor who is director of the Institute for Health Policy at Massachusetts General Hospital.” From the Globe’e Political Intelligence blog: In his new post, he will be in charge of nearly $20 billion in the economic stimulus package to build health IT, including encouraging more doctors and hospitals to use computers. Also among Blumenthal’s responsibilities, Healthcare IT News reported: Blumenthal will lead the implementation of a nationwide, interoperable, privacy-protected health information technology infrastructure, as c... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2284277 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:23:40 +0100 2284277 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2284290&cid=t_353365_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FajbZSNEiBaM%2F Medpedia launched recently. It’s a great idea, a ‘wiki-style’ source of authoritative health information. You can find it at www.medpedia.com. It will distinguish itself by limiting contributors to those MDs, and PhDs credentialed to address the clinical topics. So far, so good. What could be better? Three things. - First, include contributions from “credentialed” patients and caregivers themselves – that is, those who have encountered the disease “up close and personal,” who have demonstrated that they understand it, have managed it and survived it – or not. That important patient information could be in a separate segment, perhaps, or noted as such, but it should not be ignored. Patients and caregivers have important contributions to the overall understanding of the con... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2284290 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:00:52 +0100 2284290 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2284291&cid=t_353365_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2Fg-RXdOLzRZI%2F Ted Eytan, MD MS MPH This month’s Man of the Month is Dr. Ted Eytan, who interviews Holly Potter, Kaiser Permanente’s VP for Public Relations, on the use of social media in health care below. Ted Eytan currently works as a Medical Director for Delivery Systems Operations Improvement for The Permanente Federation, LLC. His experience is in working with large medical groups, patients, and technologists to bring health care consumers useful information and decision-making health tools, to ensure that patients have an active role in their own health care. He attended medical school at the University of Arizona. He received his master’s of public health degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and his master’s of science, health services degree from the University of W... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2284291 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:22:45 +0100 2284291