Author: Dr Nick
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<blockquote class=’posterous_short_quote’>Facebook May not be so Friendly</blockquote> via npr.org Facebook connects us but for those who struggle with social interactions the connections can amplify disconnects with main stream society. In an interesting piece on NPR featuring research from Ontario in Canada researchers found that: People with low self-esteem posted far more negative updates than those […]
via caring.com In an interesting development the Statin cholesterol lowering group of drugs is showing some effect at reducing the progression of MS suggesting that MS may be linked to lipid metabolism? It included 81 patients with early-stage MS randomly selected to take either 80 milligrams a day of Lipitor (atorvastatin) or a placebo. After […]
Neglecting the patient in the Era of Health IT Not to see what lies dimly in the distance but to do what clearly lies at hand Dr Verghese from Stanford who has authored several books make the point that the doctor patient interaction is the most important aspect of healthcare Here he talks about the […]
ScienceDaily (Nov. 24, 2011) — Research on physicians’ decision-making processes has revealed that those who pay attention to failures as well as successes become more adept at selecting the correct treatment. The researchers also found that all the physicians in the study included irrelevant criteria in their decisions about treatment. See Also: Health & Medicine […]
Helpful piece covering the increasing number of clinicians who are jumping into the world of social media incorporating it into their practice and engaging patients in new, interesting and valuable ways. SocialMed: Docs Worth Following Posted via email from drnic’s posterous
Nine Out of 10 Physicians Unwilling to Recommend Health Care As a Profession, Exacerbating Anticipated Physician Shortagehttp://www.thedoctors.com/TDC/PressRoom/PressContent/CON_ID_004671This is very troubling but not too surprising Posted via email from drnic’s posterous
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Useful summary fact sheet from HHS http://content.hcpro.com/pdf/content/276944.pdf Posted via email from drnic’s posterous
Nice poster outline for the imperatives to delivering excellent cancer care from the Advisory Board company THeir Top 6 list: 1) Ensure adherence to evidence based guidelines Seems obvious but often forgotten – 13% of Colon cancer patients receive non evidence based care. 2) Reduce unnecessary IP and ED utilization The medical home is key to ongoing […]
The CDC has released the top causes of death list. 14 of the top 15 have not changed much in years but Homicide finally got pushed out by pneumonitis. 1. Heart Disease 2. Cancer3. Lower respiratory diseases; 4. Stroke and related cerebrovascular diseases; 5. Accidents (unintentional injuries); 6. Alzheimer’s disease; 7. Diabetes; 8. Kidney diseases; 9. Influenza and pneumonia; 10. Suicide; 11. Septicemia; 12. Chronic liver […]
via consumerist.com Seems there is much more to this story than first meets the eye. THe HIPAA regulations unintended consequences include the price that healthcare providers pay to suffer claims such as this made with either “no comment” or “disagree and if they follow the letter of the law are unable to comment because of […]
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What is HealthIT from the Discovery Channel Part 4 http://discoveryhealthcme.discovery.com/patiented/patiented.html Posted via email from drnic’s posterous
What is HealthIT from the Discovery Channel Part 3 http://discoveryhealthcme.discovery.com/patiented/patiented.html Posted via email from drnic’s posterous
In an interesting response to a problem of getting the word out >>>>Despite these compelling findings, an audit of UK hospitals in 2011 showed that, of 412 trauma patients who were ill enough to need a blood transfusion and therefore be eligible for tranexamic acid treatment, only 12 (3%) received the drug. The implementation rate […]
What is HealthIT from the Discovery Channel Part 2 http://discoveryhealthcme.discovery.com/patiented/patiented.html Posted via email from drnic’s posterous
Soem interesting video presentation on HealthIT and Informatics from the Discovery Channel Part 1: Posted via email from drnic’s posterous
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Bank Of America Just Had The Ultimate Social Media Fail Julia La Roche | Nov. 15, 2011, 10:54 AM | 61,418 | 49 A A A inShare683 This makes you wonder if Bank of America, which is currently axing 30,000 of its staff globally, already cut their social media team. Or if they don’t […]
Dragon express was released this week at an amazing introductory price of $49.99. Great news for people wanting to try out Dragon on their Mac and for anyone who wants to effectively speech enable their applications especially social media. The App store has made the ease of purchase an installation a breeze and finding the […]
Brian Dolan thinks so: http://mobihealthnews.com/13860/siri-iphones-new-personal-health-assistant/ Based on our own in-house testing here at MobiHealthNews, Siri in its current form could be helpful to both patients and healthcare providers alike. After asking Siri a number of questions, we were surprised how she answered some and that she was able to answer others. And even for coding in […]
via businessinsider.com The “Blue Ocean” (non-smart phones ripe for putting smart phones in the hands of users) is “huge”. There remains much opportunity in the mobile market place but the penetration is increasing for Apple and Android with Android on a tear with its open-source strategy. Mobiel devices are the mainstay of communication tools for […]
via freep.com Cars that understand what you say….coming to a car near you. Part of the ongoing push and the new age of speech recognition is the ability to understand what the driver asks for with interpretive system that include natural language processing (NLP) and some element of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to offer drivers a […]
via advisory.com In an interesting unanticipated effect the AHRQ has highlighted the potential for the government changes to encourage physicians >>> “… may “fire” noncompliant patients from their practices, push back against quality-improvement initiatives, and minimize patient empowerment efforts, CQ HealthBeat reports. Some physicians already are “firing” unvaccinated patients, noting that they pose a risk […]
via businessnewsdaily.com Voice is cool! Voice recognition and its most recent persona – the now well known Siri on the Apple 4S is a star and has really captured the imagination of the public….. something we have been working at for a number of years in the healthcare sector. The key to the success is […]
