Medicine and Technology

MAY 12, 2013

This is a guest post by Wen Dombrowski, MD During medical school and residency I realized that individual physicians can choose to Lead or Be Led. Each of us can try to design and manage the systems of care we would like to see (whether care models or technology that enables them), or physicians can be victims of what others decide we should do (such as administrators, sales reps, or well-intended developers without user experience insight).

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Chilmark Research

MAY 20, 2013

Some of you may have noticed a precipitous drop in new content, ala posts, as of late. A few things have contributed to this. First, it is often tough to find time to write when one is traveling from one activity to another (in fact this is being written as I fly back to Boston from the west coast). Second, Chilmark has several reports that will be released in the next few weeks, all of which have consumed a significant amount of collective analysts’ bandwidth, including my own.

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Health System CIO

MAY 9, 2013

Patchwork HIE Data ownership issues — “It’s supposed to be about the patient.” Teleneurology with on-call specialists Tracking readmission data The Burger King mentality — “It’s easy to turn into a best-of-breed.” Preparing for RAC audits Talk about hitting the ground running. When Lee Powe started as CIO at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital, he had just five days to familiarize himself with his new surroundings before kicking off a major system installation.

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Medicine and Technology

MAY 8, 2013

Guest Post: Hospitals Slow to Go Paperless Despite Benefits If you are walking into an ER, you better have a reliable memory of your last doctor's visit, the medications you have taken, and any x-rays you've had in the last year. Unless you are walking into one of the very few hospitals in the United States that has gone paperless, your wait could be very long.

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Medicine and Technology

MAY 1, 2013

I have a BodyMedia arm band. I also have an original Fitbit, along with several traditional pedometers. I don't have a Jawbone Up or a Nike + FuelBand, but those items are on my Amazon wishlist and I'm waiting for the 2nd or 3rd generation devices before I make a purchase. Jawbone is making a serious move into the Quantified Self (QS) movement of self-tracking gadgets and they are acquiring BodyMedia for over $100 million.

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Medicine and Technology

MAY 28, 2013

FDA clears first blood tracking device that uses Radio Frequency Identification technology iTrace for Blood Centers, (Version 1.0.924.0), the first application to use Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology in blood establishments to assist in enhancing blood safety by preventing the release of unsuitable blood components, was cleared today by the U.S.

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Medicine and Technology

MAY 28, 2013

The world of medicine is changing rapidly as technology enables "televisits" and virtual consultations with medical experts. I hope you will join me on June 11th as I speak about the evolution of telemedicine: Evolution of Telemedicine Tuesday June 11th, 2013 9 to 10 am Pacific Time (12 to 1 pm Eastern Time) Today, the majority of patients still receive care in a medical setting, but the future of health care may involve more “televisits” and virtual consultations that rely on digital communicat

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Medicine and Technology

MAY 27, 2013

I've pulled my old Fitbit Classic out and I've decided to start using it again. I did some running and walking today and I logged over 18,000 steps today ! I also ate a lot of ice cream. This summer, I'm going to use my Fitbit regularly. I'll also test other devices alongside it to see how they compare. I'm excited to see what Apple, Samsung, and others may have coming.

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Medicine and Technology

MAY 28, 2013

The following is a guest post: Whether it is alcoholism, drugs, or a behavioral addiction, addiction itself is an intricate and painful disease, both mentally and physically; it’s no wonder that finding the right rehab or treatment facility can seem just as difficult at times. Getting help for your addiction will ensure your success, but finding the right facility will truly determine the longevity of your success and sobriety.

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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

MAY 20, 2013

If you're not in Cleveland, you're missing The 4th Annual Patient Experience: Empathy and Innovation Summit at the Cleveland Clinic. May 19-21, 2013 Intercontinental Hotel & Conference Center, Cleveland The Patient Experience: Empathy and Innovation Summit is a three-day, multidisciplinary conference devoted to exploring patient experience as a key differentiator essential to the future of healthcare delivery.

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Medicine and Technology

MAY 6, 2013

The next time you go to the hospital, you may run into a telemedicine robot like the RP-VITA. At ATA 2013, InTouch Health & iRobot announced the first hospitals and medical centers that will be using the RP-VITA telemedicine robot. Here's a snippet from their press release: Austin, TX (May 6, 2013) -- Top academic medical centers and leading healthcare systems across North America are now introducing their patients to RP-VITATM, the first FDA-cleared telemedicine robot that combines state-of

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Medicine and Technology

MAY 5, 2013

Don't miss the Big Data & Healthcare Analytics Forum June 4-5, 2013 Washington DC Healthcare IT News and HIMSS Media, the industry’s leading sources for news and leadership in healthcare information technology, have joined forces to present the Big Data & Healthcare Analytics Forum. This two-day event in the nation’s capital will gather leading providers, industry experts, solutions suppliers and key government officials.

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Medicine and Technology

MAY 3, 2013

Don't miss this exciting event this fall: Pediatrics 2040: Trends And Innovations for the Next 25 Years October 3 - 5, 2013 Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa Anaheim, CA The current myriad of challenges such as cost containment, care fragmentation, healthcare reform, access to subspecialists, escalating costs and knowledge escalation face today’s pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists as well as hospital administrative leadership.

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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

MAY 2, 2013

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is hosting the Million Hearts® Webinar on May 7th in honor of National High Blood Pressure Education and Stroke Awareness months. Leading experts will discuss how they are using the latest health IT tools to standardize and improve the delivery of care to reduce the number of people with high blood pressure and high cholesterol, both leading causes of heart disease and stroke.

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