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 'ink'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:25:22 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4789380&cid=t_204127_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2011%2F05%2F01%2Fhealthcare-twitter-roundup%2F It’s that time again for a quick roundup of some interesting tweets happening out their in the wonderful twittersphere. #bbpBox_64113991093456896 a { text-decoration:none; color:#0084B4; }#bbpBox_64113991093456896 a:hover { text-decoration:underline; } (awkward moments on Twitter) RT @techguy: Is that a change? ;-) RT @Doctor_V I’m gonna turn 33 charts into a link-baiting content farm April 29, 2011 4:49 pm via TweetDeckReplyRetweetFavorite @Doctor_V Bryan Vartabedian This series of responses made me laugh. Mostly because my response was totally facetious (and just like me in real life). I wouldn’t have said it if it were true. 33 Charts is an amazing blog. Especially if you love social media and healthcare. #bbpBox_64864986551427072 a { text-decoration:none; col... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4789380 Mon, 02 May 2011 06:14:30 +0100 4789380 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4747729&cid=t_204127_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2011%2F04%2F13%2Fshareable-ink%2F Ever since HIMSS (still seems like yesterday, but was really a month and a half ago), I’ve been wanting to do a writeup about the company Shareable Ink. A number of people asked me at the show what the most innovative thing I’d seen at HIMSS was and my most common answer was Shareable Ink. The interesting thing about Shareable Ink is that they provide such an interesting middle ground between a technical solution and continuation of paper. I remember about 5 years ago when I heard someone describe the perfect clinical documentation system. It was completely flexible. Required little to no training. Supported every possible documentation style. etc etc etc. Then, they acknowledged that what was being described was the paper chart. It was then that I recognized that while EMR can... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4747729 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:04:02 +0100 4747729 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4696974&cid=t_204127_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FnjbQv9hX4pM%2F As I was flying back from Miami last week, I was on a very full second leg flight from Houston to San Diego. I ended up in a center seat on a 737, with two lawyers on either side. (There is probably a joke here somewhere!) The guy to the right of me had a new Kindle with a deluxe case and night light. The guy to my left was reading a paperback book and had an iPhone. I had my trusty new iPad 2 on my lap. That’s when the comparisons started. I started up a conversation with the guy with the Kindle. He showed me how the e-ink screen worked and showed me the pop out night light. The case was leather and was about the size of a 6×9 inch book. When I took a look at the unit, the side window of the airplane was open, and the black and white screen was easy to read. It looked like a g... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4696974 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 15:34:09 +0100 4696974 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4517226&cid=t_204127_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2FlSgrbbfh6cY%2F One of the most disappointing parts of HIMSS for me is that the really creative and disruptive innovations are missing from HIMSS. There are a few items I saw like the Shareable Ink technology, some of the Nuance NLP/voice recognition work, and a pretty cool biometric kiosk by Fujitsu (which I’ll blog about later). Sadly I wasn’t seeing the really creative innovation coming from the EMR companies (and I talked to a lot of them) at HIMSS. I think there’s two possible things at play in this regard. First, meaningful use is probably largely to blame for much of the lack of innovation that I saw. As someone told me, the regulation of EHR software has damaged and deterred the innovation. I guess you could say I’ve seen some interesting and innovative ways to approach mea... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4517226 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 04:53:45 +0100 4517226 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2855610&cid=t_204127_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FntF3trvD5dE%2Fwriting-on-autograph-quilts.html When I first thought about collecting the autographs of my fellow medical bloggers attending the BWE in Las Vegas, I started out with this small quilt.  I wanted a quilt with minimal or no white with neutral colors that might look okay in most decors.  I went with blues and browns.  This quilt is 22.5 in square, machine pieced and hand quilted. Here is the back with the quilt label. I thought I would be able to find pens/ink that would work on the darker colors.  As you can see from my samples here, I was wrong.   I wrote on several of the fabrics, then washed the samples.  All the inks are “permanent” and “acid-free”The Sharpie fine tip in black and blue both work on some of the blocks, but not the darker browns.  I have made another autogr... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2855610 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:01:00 +0100 2855610 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2523757&cid=t_204127_149_f&fid=35784&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheChemBlog%2F%7E3%2Ft4nLa7Xutu8%2F As a function of my new post-doc, I found myself in the need of a refillable fountain pen, which could contain organic solvents. It also needed to be refillable by a plunger or cantilever and, once I was done with the science, I wouldn’t mind converting it to a nice pen for my own use.  (You may be wondering, wtf kind of chemistry are you doing where you’d be using a f.ing FOUNTAIN PEN?  To wit:  I am doing awesome chemistry.) In any regard, I have (as most scientist do) an inexplicable compulsion (it has nothing to do with masturbation, just FYI… I know that’s a common one.)  My compulsion happens to be the exclusive use gel pens. I thus figured, if I’m going to get a refillable fountain pen, I might as well inquire into the availability of that gel ink ... The Chem Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2523757 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:40:57 +0100 2523757 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2110712&cid=t_204127_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2FjqNvLq-4-Q0%2F In response to my post, Helping Your Alzheimer’s Patient Create Memories, Kaye, of SandwichINK, shared her thoughts on this topic. What a great idea to spend time reminiscing and writing it down to share with the grandchildren. I did get a book for grandparents to record their memories and filled in some of it with my dad. I just wish I’d started it sooner.  Yes, Kaye, those grandparents’ memory books are great.  They’re a good way to start in recording memories.  Often they’re all that you need.  And most of us, I think, wish we’d jotted down or recorded more of the memories while our parents or grandparents were still with us or could remember (in the case of Alzheimer’s).  Fortunately I had my dad write down some of his memories before he ... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2110712 Sat, 17 Jan 2009 05:00:38 +0100 2110712 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1833168&cid=t_204127_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F09%2F26%2Frorschach-inkblot-cards%2F Psychologists can be an odd bunch. Some of their expertise comes in the understanding of complex psychological tests. Older tests used are called “projective” tests and while a few are still in use amongst the more psychodynamically-minded psychologists, most are not. Instead, most psychologists rely on more objective tests, such as the MMPI-2 or an IQ test such as the WAIS-IV. Objective tests also must be interpreted, but with computer programs doing most of the heavy work nowadays, there’s not as much subjectivity left in a common psychological assessment. When I was in school 15+ years ago, the Rorschach Inkblot Test was still taught (under the Exner system). You know, that’s the funny little test cloaked in secrecy that you say what comes to mind when you lo... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1833168 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:08:43 +0100 1833168 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4125298&cid=t_204127_160_f&fid=38881&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tattooremoval.md%2F%3Fp%3D8 CONCLUSION (1) Tattoo pigment absorption spectra can explain why some colors are more resistant to removal. (2) Pigment darkening is a complex process. Does anyone have any comments/questions on this? (Source: Clinical Research on Laser-Assisted Tattoo Removal) Clinical Research on Laser-Assisted Tattoo Removal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4125298 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:44:23 +0100 4125298 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4125299&cid=t_204127_160_f&fid=38881&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tattooremoval.md%2F%3Fp%3D6 A fascinating case has been reported in the November 2007 Journal of Cutaneous Pathology. French dermatologists at the University of Montpellier have reported a case of Keratoacanthoma (KA), a common keratinizing squamous cell neoplasm of unknown origin characterized by rapid growth and spontaneous involution, apparently brought on as a complication of red tattoo dye. A 41 year old woman came to the department with no history of medical problems (other than hereditary spider veins) and presented a growing nodule confined to the red part of a tattoo on the scapula. According to the their report: Histology showed a keratin-filled cuplike crater with an epithelial proliferation (hyperkeratosis, parakeratosis, no keratinocyte atypia). An inflammatory infiltrate in the dermis composed of lymp... Clinical Research on Laser-Assisted Tattoo Removal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4125299 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:47:53 +0100 4125299