Bonus Features – June 4, 2023 – 51% of hospitals plan to participate in TEFCA, only 18% of orgs have implemented email security software correctly, and more
This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.
News and Studies
The majority (51%) of hospitals plan to participate in TEFCA, according to ONC data. Organizations most likely to participate include those who are part of existing national networks such as eHealth Exchange, Co...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - June 4, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT Ardent Health Services AvaSure Babyscripts Brandon Devennie Cognoa CRISP EasyDMARC eClinicalWorks eCW ElliQ Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features Integral Jeffrey Pollard Lenovo Loyal Luna Marc Rabner Masimo Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, June 27th 2022
In conclusion, this study confirms that innate immune training can be induced in aging healthy individuals as well as critically ill sepsis patients. We found that innate immune training can be induced regardless of age and there was no substantive difference in the immune trained phenotype as a function of age. We employed β-glucan as our immune training stimulus. The ability of glucan to induce the trained phenotype suggests that it may be possible to pharmacologically induce the immune trained phenotype in aging human immunocytes.
Sitting Time Correlates with Mortality Risk
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Source: Fight Aging! - June 26, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
The Slimmest ECG Ever Created: A Review
A couple of weeks ago, AliveCor, a leading innovator in the FDA-cleared personal electrocardiogram (ECG) technology space, announced the launch of the KardiaMobile Card.
The KardiaMobile Card is the slimmest and smallest self-contained, commercially available ECG that has been created to date. It is the size of a standard credit card, and is able to deliver a medical-grade, single-lead ECG in 30 seconds.
It’s very empowering that such a small device has been cleared for use by the FDA, as this puts the power of real-time ECG analysis directly into patients’ wallets or purses and provides the user with a...
Source: Medgadget - February 14, 2022 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Alice Ferng Tags: Cardiology Exclusive OTC kardia Source Type: blogs
Pain – or pain-related disability?
I’m struck at how often clinicians focus on pain intensity when how much pain intrudes on life matters more. I wonder whether new therapists might not have read some of the old studies looking at the relationship between pain intensity and disability – because while there is a relationship there, it’s not nearly as strong as we might think.
Let’s define a couple of terms first: pain is, I think most of us can agree, “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage”. (click for full definition and not...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - October 3, 2021 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: BronnieLennoxThompson Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
June 2021: Will This Patient Need a New House?
I love to test myself to see if I can guess what I am going to see with the minimum number of films. I played this game recently when looking at this man's knee film. He had been drinking and slipped walking down a set of stairs.With one glance and one film, I knew I had to order another film. The patient was distraught about his recent knee replacement. He was sure he had messed it up. He could barely contain his frustration that I went straight to his ankle. I explained about potential other injuries as I palpated the medial malleolus.He did not have much swelling, but I rationalized it away by thinking it might ...
Source: Lions and Tigers and Bears - June 1, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
OssoVR Lets Surgical Training Continue Virtually Despite COVID Limitations
Over the past few months, medical student and resident training has been severely limited due to Covid-19. However, knowledge, coordination, dexterity, and experience may not have to suffer because of quarantine and social distancing restrictions. OssoVR, a leading virtual reality surgical training and assessment platform, has been able to expand its curriculum to encompass multiple resident specialties. In an up and coming research article accepted by an orthopedics journal, a study performed by OssoVR will show about a 300% improvement in ability of participants to complete a surgical procedure without any supervision.
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Source: Medgadget - May 11, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Alice Ferng Tags: Exclusive Informatics Orthopedic Surgery Source Type: blogs
The iovera ° Cryoanalgesia Device: Interview with Tim Still, CEO of Myoscience
Myoscience, a medtech company based in California, has developed the iovera° cryoanalgesia device. The device was FDA cleared in 2013, with an additional clearance in 2017 for knee pain, and uses cryotherapy to freeze peripheral nerves to reduce pain without affecting nearby tissues. The company claims that the device is a useful alternative to opioid therapy for chronic pain.
The iovera° is handheld, and can deliver precise, controlled doses of cryotherapy to specific sensory nerves through a series of needles. The needles create a cold zone around the nerve which is −20°C (-4° F). This causes the myelin sheath and ...
Source: Medgadget - March 28, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Exclusive Orthopedic Surgery Pain Management Source Type: blogs
Running, pronation & ankle strength
First things first, what is pronation?
Pronation is the movement of your ankle and foot rolling inwards (towards your arch) when you walk and run, if your ankle is bodering you, you might have an injury, so getting a ankle injury treatment is necessary. It is a part of natural movement that helps absorb shock in the lower body. Supination is the opposite of pronation (the ankle and foot rolling away from your arch), and also occurs with every step; however depending on the movement a person may end up in need of a minimal incision foot surgery salem or. Ankle injuries are seen as not that serious, but they can be if ...
Source: Dr Shock MD PhD - February 15, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Dr Shock Tags: Shrink Life in General Source Type: blogs
The Americans with Disabilities Act: Before and After the Fall
For the past many years, I have publicly and privately acknowledged the July 26th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Public recognition of the anniversary was an important part of my role as the Administrator of the Administration for Community Living (ACL), the federal agency that funds a variety of important programs that support people with disabilities and their families. Two years ago, at the 25th anniversary, I attended community and campus events in Lawrence and highlighted the anniversary in Washington, D.C. One of my favorite aspects of this annual recognition is the company I keep. Many of t...
Source: blog.bioethics.net - July 26, 2017 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Practical Bioethics Tags: Health Care ADA Americans with Disabilities Act syndicated Source Type: blogs
Can you virtually improve your knee pain?
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If you’ve ever had significant or persistent knee pain, you know it can be a major problem. Climbing stairs or just walking around can be agony, and trying to exercise on a bad knee can be impossible.
For people with severe osteoarthritis of the knee — the type most closely linked with aging or prior injury — knee pain may be unrelenting and often worsens over time, causing disability and reduced quality of life. Osteoarthritis is also expensive: we spend billions of dollars taking care of this condition each year in the U.S. The prevalence of osteoarthritis and the costs of caring ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - March 20, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robert H. Shmerling, MD Tags: Arthritis Health Managing your health care Pain Management Source Type: blogs
Designing Successful Bundled Payment Initiatives
Bundled payment initiatives are a growing form of value-based payment. The use of bundled payments can align reimbursement with the health care triple aim of improving experience of care, improving population health, and reducing total costs of care. Successful bundled payment initiatives have demonstrated an ability to both lower costs and improve health care quality.
However, bundled payments also change financial incentives because the model shifts risk from payers to providers. This may result in unintended consequences, including underutilization of needed but costly services or avoiding caring for the sickest patient...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - April 20, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Michael Ciarametaro and Robert Dubois Tags: Costs and Spending Featured Insurance and Coverage Medicare Payment Policy Population Health Quality Bundled Payments chronic disease High-Cost Patients triple aim Source Type: blogs
Progress in Cartilage Engineering Over the Past Four Years
Here I'll point you to a recent open access review paper on the use of adult stem cells in the production of cartilage tissue. Cartilage regenerates poorly, and wear and tear in the load-bearing cartilage of joints over the course of aging is the cause of considerable disability and suffering. Any cartilage injuries accumulated along the way only make things worse.
Cartilage is a highly structured tissue, in which the precise arrangement of cells and extracellular matrix molecules provides the mechanical properties necessary to its function. This was perhaps less appreciated than it should have been, at least until resear...
Source: Fight Aging! - August 10, 2015 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
Secret Diary of an Emergency Registrar
Age: Start or end of shift? Status: Caffeinated. Likes: Chest tubes. Wearing runners to work. Dislikes: Describing CT brains to neurosurgical registrars over the phone.An evening shift at St Anywheres…14:00h: Start shift. Feeling refreshed and energetic after 3 days off. Will efficiently plough through the list, yet give each patient the personal attention they deserve. Will be pleasant and professional in referrals while remaining a firm advocate for my patients and the department. Will write succinct, clinically relevant, legally ass-covering notes at the time I see the patient. Today is a fresh start. Anything could ...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - December 19, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Kristin Boyle Tags: Education Emergency Registrar Secret Diary Source Type: blogs
From war to bionic legs to immortality
For better or worse, war has provided the impetus for new medical technology. The latest wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have sent home many men and some women who suffered the loss of legs and arms. Although prosthetic limbs have been improving over the years, they are really no substitute for the real thing.
That’s starting to change now, as we learn from an LA Times article about a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
A report published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine describes how the team fit [a patient] with a prosthetic leg that has learned — with the help of a computer and s...
Source: Health Business Blog - October 1, 2013 Category: Health Managers Authors: dewe67 Tags: Culture Devices Technology Source Type: blogs
OT for Hip Fracture
What can OT do for a person with a hip fracture or hip replacement? More info in the full post. Note: this post was written several years ago but still holds true. Just be aware that surgeries and protocols are changing with time and each surgeon will have their own specifics they want followed. I worked at a facility where the surgeons preferred a 2-incision "mini" replacement that carried no precautions, and several who debate whether to use an anterior or posterior approach. Just be up to date on what is preferred by your medical team.Often, if the hip breaks near the joint's socket, the orthopedic surgeon will perform ...
Source: Occupational Therapy Notes - May 28, 2013 Category: Occupational Therapists Tags: elderly students treatments SNF Source Type: blogs
