Health System CIO
FEBRUARY 27, 2013
Partnering with Mayo to enable e-consults and share best practices Stepping into an Epic decision From IBM to Sparrow—“a lot of it was the passion for healthcare in my community” Leadership means listening Don’t underestimate talent management In 2008, Tom Bres was in his 19th year with IBM, and Sparrow Health System wasn’t heavily focused on health IT.
Medicine and Technology
FEBRUARY 12, 2013
In this HIMSS 13 preview, Dr. Joseph Kim (@DrJosephKim) shares his thoughts on new mobile workflow tools, the benefits of tablet computers, bring your own device (BYOD) for clinicians, and the impact that Microsoft's new Windows 8* platform will have on health IT.
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Insulin Nation
FEBRUARY 27, 2013
Do you feel like your family is stuck in a couch-potato rut, and you desperately want to get out of it? Well, there are easy, creative ways to work physical activities into your family’s life — and get the recommended 10,000 steps daily — while doing things that are so much fun you won’t even notice you’re exercising. We asked exercise physiologists with the American College of Sports Medicine for their tried-and-true ways to get couch potatoes to add more movement to their day
LinkousThink
FEBRUARY 1, 2013
Two major developments this week point out the rapidly evolving market in telemedicine both between medical centers and out to consumers. For the first time, the American Heart and Stroke Association issued new guidelines for early stroke treatment endorsing the use of telemedicine. The guidelines support the development of regional networks of stroke centers, acute stroke-ready hospitals and community hospitals.
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Medicine and Technology
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
The following is by Jonathan D. Linkous, CEO of the American Telemedicine Association: Six Misperceptions about the Telemedicine Market Healthcare is a $2.5 trillion market in the United States and growing. Companies, institutions and individuals from everywhere are looking to see how to get a piece of the healthcare market. It’s the gold rush of the 21st century and health technology is where a lot of companies are staking a claim.
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Medicine and Technology
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
Doctors around the world are sharing medical insights and discussing patient cases within the DocCheck Community. The " DocCheck Ask a Colleague " allows you to share a case, ask a colleague, or discuss a case. Learn more here.
Medicine and Technology
FEBRUARY 27, 2013
Are you attending the HIMSS conference next month in New Orleans? Join me on Monday, March 4 at the HP Healthcare Mobility Tweet Up at #HIMSS13 When: Monday, March 4, 2013 at 3:00 PM (CST) Where: HP booth #1627 at the 2013 HIMSS Conference Win some prizes! RSVP For the HP Healthcare Mobility Tweet Up Here.
Medicine and Technology
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
Want to improve health care in rural communities? Be a part of the Rural Health IT Workforce Program. HRSA-13-251 solicits applications for the Rural Health Information Technology (HIT) Workforce Program , which supports formal rural health networks that focus on activities relating to the recruitment, education, training, and retention of HIT specialists.
Medicine and Technology
FEBRUARY 27, 2013
Sometimes it can be fun to find people who have the same first and last name. Apparently there's a person named Joe Kim and he's been named the Chief Operating Officer of Pizza Hut. It's a small world, but it's not me. I grew up eating at Pizza Hut. These days, I'm lucky if I happen to grab a personal pan pizza when I'm at the airport.
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Effective collaboration among all care team members is critical to delivering better patient outcomes. A key element to achieving effective collaboration is through the implementation of a clinical communication and collaboration platform. In a fast-paced, high-stress and critical environment, people tend to do whatever gets the job done. Therefore will scramble and use the systems, people, or processes around them to get an outcome more quickly - which can often be at the expense of quality.
Medicine and Technology
FEBRUARY 25, 2013
Familiar with GIST? gastrointestinal stromal tumors GIST Today, the FDA announced the approval of Stivarga (regorafenib) to treat patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) that cannot be surgically removed and no longer respond to other FDA-approved treatments for this disease. Learn more here.
Medicine and Technology
FEBRUARY 21, 2013
What do you know about Stage 2 Meaningful Use around Transitions of Care? From the ONC: Reflecting our continued commitment to expand the Stage 2 / 2014 Edition meaningful use education portfolio beyond webinars and speaking events, today ONC is launching a a brand new self-paced education module on the "transitions of care" interoperability criteria.
Medicine and Technology
FEBRUARY 19, 2013
Don't miss the upcoming Health Equity Symposium: Science and Medicine in Africa It has been a long standing challenge to help the developing world to battle disease, and while examples of progress have been made, including the eradication of smallpox, and the near eradication of polio, developing nations are still disproportionately burdened by infectious diseases that devastate lives and livelihoods, and put a continuous drag on struggling economies.
Medicine and Technology
FEBRUARY 18, 2013
What are you doing this afternoon? How about listening to a webinar on our heatlhcare ecosystem? There is a complimentary webinar titled, " State of the Union Review: Our Healthcare Ecosystem " Monday, February 18, 2013 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST Join Justin Barnes, chairman emeritus of the national EHR Association and co-chair of the Accountable Care Community of Practice (ACCoP), as he discusses: - Current state of the healthcare industry and potential impact of the fiscal cliff decisions - Afforda
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Ambiq®, a leading developer of ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions that deliver a multifold increase in energy efficiency, introduces HeartKit, its latest addition to neuralSPOT. This optimized AI model enables running various real-time heart monitoring applications to help users and their healthcare providers quickly identify any irregular events to take necessary actions.
Medicine and Technology
FEBRUARY 18, 2013
This story is almost unbelievable: Health system CEO framed physician by planting gun Dr. Michael Fitzgibbons, an infectious disease specialist and former chief of staff at Western Medical Center was framed! He was arrested in the hospital parking lot after police found a pair of black gloves and a handgun in his car. These items had been planted in his car to frame him!
Medicine and Technology
FEBRUARY 15, 2013
Don't miss the Telemedicine Venture Fair at ATA 2013. This is a new event and requires separate registration, but I'm sure you'll see some very unique and novel concepts presented at this meeting. Telemedicine Venture Fair at ATA 2013 Sunday, May 5; 8:30am - 12:00pm Austin Convention Center The Telemedicine Venture Fair provides a collaborative environment for the investment community and emerging telehealth to unite.
Medicine and Technology
FEBRUARY 14, 2013
I hope you will be able to join me on Tuesday March 5 for this complimentary HP & Intel Lunch Panel on BYOD at the HIMSS13 conference. You'll also have a chance to win an HP ElitePad 900 tablet PC! While you are attending HIMSS in New Orleans, HP and Intel invite you to be our guest at an informative panel discussion over a delicious buffet lunch.
Medicine and Technology
FEBRUARY 12, 2013
ONC's Chief Scientist Doug Fridsma "hangs out" today at 12:30 p.m. EST ONC will host its first ever Google+ Hangout today at 12:30 EST. Doug Fridsma, ONC's Chief Science Officer and Director, Office of Science & Technology, will be chatting with healthcare IT thought leaders about ONC's interoperability strategy and the challenges the health IT community is facing.
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This report explores current issues in the behavioral health industry in 2023. Topics covered include quantitative statistics describing the overall increase in behavioral health issues, the impact of psychologist and staff burnout, how HIPAA compliance is once again at the top of our minds & much more!
Medicine and Technology
FEBRUARY 6, 2013
The AMA's new Save GME grassroots campaign makes it easy for medical students and physicians to urge their members of Congress to preserve GME funding and lift the federal cap on residency slots. Unless Congress acts first, GME will undergo untimely cuts in Medicare financing on March 1. "Residency training gives new physicians hands-on experience and provides high-quality care to patients," AMA President Jeremy A.
Medicine and Technology
FEBRUARY 4, 2013
Want to win a HIMSS book by sending a Tweet? Intel is giving away all sorts great health IT books between now and the end of the month. Learn more about the Intel Healthcare IT Twitter contest.
Medicine and Technology
FEBRUARY 3, 2013
If you'll be attending the HIMSS conference in New Orleans, I hope you'll join me on Monday at the HP Healthcare Mobility Tweet Up at #HIMSS13 When: Monday, March 4, 2013 at 3:00 PM (CST) Where: HP booth #1627 at the HIMSS Conference Don't miss the HP Healthcare Mobility Tweet Up at #HIMSS13 on Monday, March 4 from 3 - 4 pm CT! Hosted at the HP booth (#1627) by healthcare experts Dr.
Medicine and Technology
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
The following event was Streamed live on Feb 12, 2013 via Google + Hangout Read more about it here.
Speaker: Dr. Mauvareen Beverley, Patient Engagement and Cultural Competence Specialist
If you’re a healthcare provider, chances are you have experienced symptoms of burnout yourself or have colleagues who are currently facing extreme career dissatisfaction. One of the many ways to partially alleviate burnout is active patient engagement. By engaging with patients to understand their needs and preferences, healthcare providers can develop treatments tailored to the individual patient.
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