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 'instant'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:08:36 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139936&cid=t_101573_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2FKqkEipeJQHc%2F I hate to keep bashing Silicon Valley, since I’ve come to think that it’s venture capitalists, not tied to one particular region, who are the ones not “getting” healthcare. That said, we got a bit more overblown hyperbole coming out of Northern California this morning from drchrono. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company, which likely is correct when it says it created the first EHR that it native to the iPad—and a free one at that—announced today that it has received an new round of $650,000 in seed funding  from the VC community. (Congratulations on that.) Drchrono today also introduced OnPatient, an iPad app that replaces the hated clipboard and paper form for taking patient history at the doctor’s office. Here are the details, from the drchrono press... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139936 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:58:28 +0100 5139936 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4249088&cid=t_101573_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F12%2F10%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-december-10-2010%2F If your goals in life are to be your best and live your best life, then what happens when mental illness takes a hold of you and everyone you hold dear? More importantly, what happens when one of the best treatments for depression is no longer being used? It’s kind of like the philosophical riddle, “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” If no ones using psychotherapy, is it still relevant and effective? Our World of Psychology post on psychotherapy and its decline as a treatment for depression sparked a conversation yesterday on Facebook. I was surprised to learn that many of our commenters cited things like cost, convenience and comfort level (as in not having to deal with the difficulties psychotherapy often brings about) as... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4249088 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 13:34:36 +0100 4249088 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4197141&cid=t_101573_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F11%2F23%2Fintroducing-the-dish-and-the-spoon%2F I’m pleased to introduce The Dish and the Spoon: Food and the Family with Dr. Dana Udall-Weiner. Her blog will focus on various topics related to parenting and food. How can parents keep up in the fast-food, instant gratification world? How can we eat a nutritional meal as a family? Dr. Dana Udall-Weiner is a licensed psychologist with a private practice in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She holds a PhD in Counseling Psychology from the University of Southern California. Dana specializes in treating clients with eating disorders and self-esteem issues, particularly adolescents and young adults. Please go over to The Dish and the Spoon: Food and the Family and give Dana a warm Psych Central welcome! (Source: World of Psychology) World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4197141 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:40:04 +0100 4197141 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3633525&cid=t_101573_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2FOOrcIm3rsyo%2F I’m completely fascinated with international EMR use. Sadly, I don’t think there’s enough information out there about the EMR software that’s being implemented around the world. For example, do you know any bloggers that write about EMR software that aren’t in the US. I knew one in Canada, but she stopped blogging. The point being that I think there’s a lot that we can learn from other countries. I once talked to a consultant who was bidding on an EMR project in China. Things didn’t work out for me to go there and do that project, but just thinking about it was fascinating since their healthcare system is so different than ours. The needs our different. The governance is different. Yet, you’re still treating patients and trying to use technol... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3633525 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 06:08:26 +0100 3633525 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3567894&cid=t_101573_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhen-your-family-has-a-technology-gap%2F2010.05.15 Do you have a technology participation gap in your family? We do. In fact, most families do somewhere. For us, we have a few older relatives who firmly believe that technology is for “the younger generation.” What’s interesting is that some of these people are not that old — at least not “old” as I define it. One relative, for example, was a working woman in her younger days. Retired now, she never bought into any technology past the 1970s! Beyond the automobile, refrigerator, TV, radio, dishwasher, washer and drier, she has seen no need for anything else. Although  she has grudgingly begun to use email and the Web, she has deemed herself  ”old” and refused to use a cell phone or any other “high-tech device.” (more…) *This blog post was originall... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3567894 Sat, 15 May 2010 12:00:10 +0100 3567894 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3307099&cid=t_101573_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FQi7dwFO9gMs%2F One drop at a time I wish you a slow recovery. –Saying heard in 12 Step meetings Newcomer I feel as if I should be doing better than this by now. Sponsor I can identify with your belief that you should be doing better faster. I sometimes feel that about the pace of my own recovery, as if we recovering people are in some sort of race with time. As active addicts, we had little experience with any long process. We believed in instant results, like the ones we were used to getting from our addictive substance or behavior. So we may not be qualified to judge what our rate of progress should be. One antidote to my impatience is hearing about myself from people who saw me at meetings in the early days of my recovery. Paradoxically, I feel reassured when they laugh and make statements like,... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3307099 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:21:28 +0100 3307099 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3056737&cid=t_101573_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2009%2F11%2F30%2Fhit-projects-you-can-implement-today%2F Many people are sitting their on the proverbial fence waiting to see what’s going to happen with the HITECH act and meaningful use before they actually go and implement an EMR. Now, I’m not going to let those people off the hook from evaluating and selecting an EMR. That should be done anyway. However, lately I’ve been thinking that many of these clinics shouldn’t be waiting to implement technology in their offices. Sure, EMR is a game changer and a major change for any office and has tremendous upside (regardless of stimulus money). However, for those of you in the wait for HITECH act money camp, there are still a number of IT projects that you can implement today that will benefit you once you actually implement an EMR. Here’s just a few of them: Fax Server ... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3056737 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:17:17 +0100 3056737 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3030102&cid=t_101573_151_f&fid=35822&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.whatwinnersdo.com%2Finstant-gratification-is-a-huge-part-of-addiction%2F Our world today is based upon instant gratification. Taking into consideration all of the technology that allows us to get what we want right when we want it, it's really no wonder that we are trying to apply that standard to our emotional state. Think of all the ways that people use drugs or alcohol pertaining to instant gratification. If you are having a stressful day...pop a pill and feel de-stressed. If you are feeling a little social anxiety or lack of confidence in a situation...have a few drinks and get some liquid courage. By feeding these types of emotional needs with drugs or alcohol we are in a way giving ourselves a quick fix - instant gratification. We are not working on the actual problems but finding an easy way out of them. But since instant gratification in all other area... What Winners Do blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3030102 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:40:05 +0100 3030102 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2206726&cid=t_101573_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F02%2F23%2Fthe-psychology-of-twitter%2F Twitter is a social networking application that does only one thing — allows the mutual sharing of 140 character communications (called “tweets”). Why the 140 character limit? So you can send text updates from your cell phone as well as the net. If you haven’t used or even heard of Twitter, don’t worry, you’re not alone. As of now, only 11 percent of American Internet users have used something like Twitter (that number also includes people who simply update their status in Facebook, so we don’t know the true, lower number of Twitter-only users) (Lenhart & Fox, 2009). Twitter is a service used more widely the younger you are (up to 20 percent of those under 34 have used it or a status update service) (Lenhart & Fox, 2009). The best way to... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2206726 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:22:40 +0100 2206726 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2152810&cid=t_101573_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2009%2F02%2F02%2Fim-instant-messaging-emrehr-integration%2F Discussion - Assuming you’ve captured the patients image in your EMR for reference (and many do this), why not show the patient’s image in the IM message when someone mentions the patient.  How much would having the picture of the patient help if you received an IM message that said, “John Doe from last week has an abnormal lab.”  Most doctors are much better with faces than they are with names.  In the name of HIPAA, they probably should be.  Why not jog their memory of the patient by including a picture? Click To Save to Patient’s Chart - Some IM discussions might be worth saving in a patient’s chart.  Sure copy and paste works from other IM programs, but why not make it one click to save it to the patient chart.  Of course, I suggest making it a... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2152810 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:20:37 +0100 2152810 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2152811&cid=t_101573_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2009%2F02%2F01%2Fim-instant-messaging-and-emrehr%2F I’ve been participating in a really interesting discussion going on over on EMRUpdate. The discussion revolves around the integration of IM into an EMR or EHR and the role of IM in a clinical environment. One person suggested the use of a LAN only IM that he’s been using for a while. Looks like a pretty cool software and prevents your users from chatting it up with their best friend across town all day on work time. My biggest problem with the LAN only IM software is that it’s just one more program that you have to manage. This is why in our clinic we’ve been using MSN Messenger. This comes installed by default on Windows and so it seemed like a logical choice. It also had some good upload features that allowed us to add our long list of users to a new person with l... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2152811 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:19:07 +0100 2152811 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2130134&cid=t_101573_125_f&fid=38161&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fdentalheroes%2F%7E3%2F520644760%2F Colgate Smiles Promotion Colgate is currently running a sweepstakes and instant win game to promote what they call “Colgate Smile”. Colgate Smile is essentially a website dedicated to sharing your smile photos and stories with others. It’s one big smile party(overdoing the cheese there). Colgate probably describes it much better than I: As a company that makes smile care products, we realize that the health and appearance of your smile is very important. We want you to live life to the fullest — to be healthy, confident and happy. So, we have gathered a gallery of smiles and smile stories to show off those significant moments in life – moments of celebration, triumph, passion, encouragement and delight. How to Enter Entering is actually pretty easy. To enter, you... Dental Heroes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2130134 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 07:34:35 +0100 2130134 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1960641&cid=t_101573_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F11%2F13%2Fthe-more-im-use-the-worse-test-scores%2F A new study just published suggests that the more expertise one has with instant messaging (IMing), the worse one’s test scores. And, not surprising and consistent with prior research, the new study (Fox, 2008) found that IMing increases the time it takes to complete a task. The study looked at 69 undergraduates who were randomly assigned to one of four different groups: reading a simple text passage and answering some questions about it, with one group doing it while not IMing, and another while actively IMing; reading a difficult text passage and answering some questions about it, with one group doing it while not IMing, and another while actively IMing. The researchers then examined the differences in response times and their reading comprehension scores based upon the accuracy o... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1960641 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:03:18 +0100 1960641 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1918437&cid=t_101573_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F436389196%2F In this study, 72% of the students had a My Space account, 76% had a cell phone, and 68% had an IM address. Those who had a MySpace account had significantly lower grades than those without an account. The same was true for those that used IM, compared with those who did not. Cell phone use was also associated with lower grades and the effect was magnified if text messaging was used on cell phones. Not surprisingly, if these devices were used during homework, the grades were even lower than for students who used these technologies outside of homework. Almost half reported text messaging during class time, and their grades were lower than the students who only used IM outside of class. These are correlational data and do not prove that using these devices causes lower grades. But it is a go... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1918437 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:33:50 +0100 1918437 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1783268&cid=t_101573_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F389115305%2F You have may have seen a few weeks ago the interview between former US presidential contender John Edwards and reporter Bob Woodruff. All the resulting media coverage centered on Edwards’ declarations. However, there is something much more remarkable that surfaced at that interview: Bob Woodruff’s spectacular recovery. This is the same reporter who suffered a severe traumatic brain injury when a roadside bomb detonated next to his vehicle in January 29th 2006 as he was covering news developments in Iraq. Today we are fortunate to interview Lee Woodruff, Bob’s wife and pillar throughout his recovery. Lee and Bob co-wrote the fantastic book In an Instant: A Family's Journey of Love and Healing. Alvaro Fernandez: Lee, many thanks for your time. I was amazed reading your book, where you ... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1783268 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:34:02 +0100 1783268 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1367039&cid=t_101573_137_f&fid=36083&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FIAmAnAlzheimersCaregiver%2F%7E3%2F268538777%2Fetanercept-enbel-in-action-see.html clipped from alzheimersreadingroom.blogspot.comTo watch the video on how this works with Alzheimer's patients click here The Institute for Neurological Research To read about the on going research study click here Arthritis Drug Success With Alzheimer's Prompts Calls For More Investment In ResearchTo read my previous detailed post on this topic... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: I am an Alzheimer's Caregiver) I am an Alzheimer's Caregiver blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1367039 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:07:01 +0100 1367039 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1131127&cid=t_101573_151_f&fid=35822&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWhatWinnersDo%2F%7E3%2F211175720%2F Our world today is based upon instant gratification. Taking into consideration all of the technology that allows us to get what we want right when we want it, it’s really no wonder that we are trying to apply that standard to our emotional state. Think of all the ways that people use drugs or alcohol pertaining to instant gratification. If you are having a stressful day…pop a pill and feel de-stressed. If you are feeling a little social anxiety or lack of confidence in a situation…have a few drinks and get some liquid courage. By feeding these types of emotional needs with drugs or alcohol we are in a way giving ourselves a quick fix - instant gratification. We are not working on the actual problems but finding an easy way out of them. But since instant gratification in ... What Winners Do blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1131127 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:16:25 +0100 1131127 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=478719&cid=t_101573_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F17%2Finstant-messaging-for-a-cure%2F Filed under: Breast Cancer, Cancer events, Fundraisers, Services, Daily newsHere's an easy way to make a charitable difference -- send an instant message.Students at 35 colleges and universities are doing it, and it's turned into a great way to create awareness and raise funds for nine nonprofit organizations.The organizations -- American Red Cross, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, National AIDS Fund, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, ninemillion.org, Sierra Club, Stopglobalwarming.org, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, and U.S. Fund for UNICEF -- receive a portion of advertising revenue every time a student has a conversation using instant messaging (or i'm). It's all part of a Microsoft-sponsored campus program, and students get to choose their recipient organization each time they send an... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=478719 Sat, 17 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 478719