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 'ieee'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:00:03 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3714184&cid=t_321863_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdetecting-depression-in-online-text-and-blogs%2F2010.06.30 In a Thought Police kind of way, a new computer program can detect depression through your online writing. Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, in Beer-Sheva, Israel, have developed a program that detects depression in text without obvious terms like “depression” or “suicide.” In a sample of 200 positively-identified texts out of 300,000 which were screened by the program, there was a 78 percent agreement between the program and a panel of psychologists. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3714184 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:00:21 +0100 3714184 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3577482&cid=t_321863_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2F4XHgJ1StZZ4%2F David Swink wrote an interesting comment on my previous post in which he lists a number of reasons why he thinks the EMR effort is proceeding so slowly. Since many of you don’t read all the comments on this site (I’ll forgive you this time), I thought I’d highlight his comments here to see what people think of his comments and what more they might add to the list. Thought on why the EMR effort is proceeding so slowly: 1) EMR is much more complex than a simple inventory control system. The “human resources” apps probably come closest to the mark, but there are hundreds of separate HR apps out there, but they don’t have to talk to other HR apps. 2) Government is not good at organizing complex efforts. The government-sponsored HDTV effort took some 30 years... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3577482 Tue, 18 May 2010 15:07:08 +0100 3577482 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3153339&cid=t_321863_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Ftwo-new-challenges-to-cybernetic-utopia.html At "2009: a Pivotal Year in Healthcare IT" I concluded that 2009 had proven to be a critical year in HIT, due to authoritative publications on HIT difficulties and related issues that appeared that year.It was good to see the critical thought processes and the scientific methods inherent in modern medicine applied to the irrational exuberance and marketing-dominated field of healthcare IT.It seems in 2010 the trend may continue.Two new very interesting publications have recently come to my attention regarding the complications that can, and are, introduced by HIT.These complications are worsened by the "boatload of cash," as one author expressed it, that is helping fuel what I term an irrational exuberance, or purchased exuberance, in this technology and its use in social re-engineering in... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3153339 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:31:00 +0100 3153339 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3149003&cid=t_321863_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Ftwo-new-challenges-to-cybernetic-utopia.html Two new very interesting publications have appeared regarding the complications that can, and are, introduced by HIT.These complications are worsened by the "boatload of cash" as one author expressed it that are helping fuel what I term an irrational exuberance, or purchased exuberance, in this technology and its use in social re-engineering in medicine.-----------------------The first publication of note is a newsletter "Medical Risk Management Advisor" from ProAssurance Indemnity Company, Inc. and affiliates, a provider of medical insurance for clinicians. It can be downloaded here (PDF). It advises:On choosing an EHR system:Be sure to obtain physician input and review of the software prior to purchase to ensure it meets the needs of your practice. Consider talking to other medical prac... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3149003 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:31:00 +0100 3149003