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Research on telestroke (telemedicine) shows improved access and clinical care in Oregon
If you're a neurologist, you're probably in San Diego at the American Academy of Neurology’s 65th Annual Meeting. Last Friday, researchers at UPenn revealed how telemedicine programs in Oregon are pushing stroke coverage into previously uncovered, less populated areas and expanding coverage by approximately 40 percent. The study shows that, by employing telemedical systems in concert with in-person care, nearly 80 percent of residents had access to expert stroke care within one hour. The study evaluated all hospitals in Oregon, finding that 43 percent of the population could reach a stroke center in person within 60 min...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - March 18, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: neurosurgery American Academy of Neurology AAN stroke American Telemedicine Association Source Type: blogs

Happy Pi Day 3.14
Today is Pi Day. The unofficial holiday at MIT. Today, MIT also announces who has been admitted to the class of 2017. You will see some high school students announcing their acceptance to MIT today on Twitter. Have you memorized Pi? 3.14159 Next year (2015), we're going to celebrate pi to 3.1415! I think the entire geek community will go haywire that day and they won't be able to contain themselves. (Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim)
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - March 14, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: MIT Source Type: blogs

Residency Match Week 2013
Good luck to all the 4th year medical students who are matching for residency positions! (Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim)
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - March 12, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: medical students residents residency match day Source Type: blogs

Don't miss Doctors 2.0 at NYAM 3/18/13
Don't miss this event in New York next week! Doctors 2.0: Provider’s Perspectives Panel March 18, 2013 6-9pm New York Academy of Medicine 1216 5th Avenue, New York, NY Register here: http://www.health20nyc.com/events/16223195/ About Doctors 2.0 Doctors 2.0 is part of the New York Healthcare Innovation Meetup Group. It is a volunteer organization aimed to connect providers and healthcare technology innovators with a forum to network, collaborate and promote thought leadership. (Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim)
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - March 11, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: New York Health 2.0 New York City Source Type: blogs

Register now for ATA 2013 - American Telemedicine Association
May 5 - 7, 2013 Austin, TX Used code "LinkedInATA" for $50 off your full meeting (non-member) registration. After April 1, the registration price goes up. Join 6,000 healthcare and technology professionals at the world's largest telemedicine meeting. Featuring over 450 presentations on telehealth and mHealth and industry expo. This year at ATA, get there a day early and don't miss the ATA 2013 Telemedicine Venture Fair: Connecting capital, telehealth startups. Learn more at http://www.americantelemed.org (Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim)
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - March 7, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: telehealth ATA American Telemedicine Association Source Type: blogs

President Clinton speaks at #HIMSS13 today
Today, President Clinton delivered a keynote and the entire auditorium was completely packed and all the overflow areas were full as well. When you have 35,000 people in the New Orleans convention center, that's what you get: a very crowded room that overflows. He spoke about a number of public health topics ranging from worldwide healthcare disparities, the pediatric obesity epidemic, and the need to provide patients with their own health data so that they can be empowered to manage their own health. He also emphasized the importance to understand people who are different from us. Very different from us. For example,...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - March 6, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: HIMSS global health HIMSS13 obesity health policy politics Source Type: blogs

Are wearable sensors ready for prime time? #HIMSS13
Some of us wear Fitbits and Nike+ FuelBands. These track our physical activity and even our sleep. Other people are wearing continuous glucose monitors or blood pressure monitoring watches. This year, we're seeing many new wearable sensors coming to market. Are wearable sensors ready for prime time? Perhaps, the bigger question is: are doctors ready to do something with all this data? Also, where do we draw the line between "consumer" health and professional health management? Patients who are using these wearable sensors are collecting massive amounts of data, but who's looking at the data? Here at HIMSS, we heard that Q...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - March 6, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: HIMSS13 e-patient Quantified Self WebMD wearable computer Source Type: blogs

My summary of the #HIMSS13 keynote by Dr. Eric Topol on day #2
This morning on the second day of the 2013 HIMSS conference, Dr. Eric Topol gave an entertaining, engaging keynote about the future of medicine and the emergence of digital health. He came on stage wearing his Walking Gallery jacket painted by Regina Holliday. We saw a surge of tweets from the medical community praising Regina for her patient advocacy efforts through her growing Walking Gallery. Eric entertained the audience with some photos challenging the notion of "what is a digital native?" It seems that unless you started using a smartphone when you were in the womb, you are probably a digital immigrant. ...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - March 5, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: HIMSS HIMSS13 consumer health digital health Quantified Self Source Type: blogs

74 Percent of Consumers Open to Virtual Doctor Visit
Have you considered a virtual doctor visit? The idea is gaining momentum among more patients. Cisco released results from a recent survey about virtual patient visits and they found that most North American consumers – nearly eighty percent – are comfortable submitting a complete medical history and diagnostic information to help ensure they have all the information available to treat them and offer the most personal diagnosis possible. Three quarters of consumers indicate they are comfortable with the idea of communicating with doctors using technology instead of seeing them in person. About 4 in 10 consumers indicate...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - March 4, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: HIMSS cisco HIMSS13 telemedicine Source Type: blogs

Reflections from the HIMSS/AMDIS Physicians' IT Symposium at #HIMSS13
I am in New Orleans attending the 2013 HIMSS conference. Follow updates on Twitter by following the #HIMSS13 hashtag. Today, I was in the HIMSS/AMDIS Physicians' IT Symposium: Reviewing the Past, Assessing the Present and Planning for the Future. Let me highlight a few key points and reflections I jotted down as I sat through several presentations about Meaningful Use (MU) and the future of clinical informatics: Health IT is about improving clinical workflow efficiency and patient care. The HITECH Act was signed in 2009. How far have we come? New laws and regulations are forcing physicians and hospitals to change. T...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - March 3, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: HIMSS amdis HIMSS13 meaningful use electronic health record EHR CPOE Source Type: blogs

HP & Intel Lunch on BYOD at #HIMSS13
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. Learn more on BYOD trends in healthcare environments and discuss how BYOD can work for you with a panel of Healthcare IT experts. What: Lunch & Learn: BYOD: Benefits, Challenges, and the Future of Mobility in Healthcare Where: Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Riversi...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - March 2, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: intel HIMSS13 Windows HP mobile computing BYOD Source Type: blogs

Did you get your Medical Resident FICA Refund?
Were you in residency before 2005? Did you receive your Medical Resident FICA Refund? Here's what the IRS says about the FICA refunds: Why are FICA refunds being paid to medical residents and their employers? Employers (typically hospitals and medical schools) and individual taxpayers (medical residents) began filing FICA refund claims in the 1990’s, based on their position that medical residents are students eligible for the FICA tax exception under Internal Revenue Code section 3121(b)(10). This is referred to as the student exception and may apply to a student at a school, college or university who is also an ...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - March 1, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: residents medical residents residency Source Type: blogs

DocCheck "Ask a Colleague"
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. (Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim)
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - March 1, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: social media international health doccheck Source Type: blogs

Rural Health IT Workforce Program
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. The program will also provide support to rural health networks that can leverage and enhance existing HIT training materials to develop formal training programs that will provide instructional opportunities to current health care staff, local displaced workers, rura...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - February 28, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: rural health government health it Source Type: blogs

Don't miss the HP Healthcare Mobility Tweet Up at #HIMSS13
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 (Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim)
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - February 28, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: mobile HIMSS13 HP mHealth Twitter Source Type: blogs