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CMS: Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative
Last month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services launched a new innovative model to support clinicians in achieving large-scale health care transformation. It's called the "Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative."The Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative will provide up to $840 million over the next four years to support 150,000 clinicians in sharing, adapting and further developing comprehensive quality improvement strategies, which are expected to lead to greater improvements in patient health and reduction in health care costs. This is one of the largest federal investments uniquely designed to suppor...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - November 4, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Source Type: blogs

Follow updates from National Health IT Week #NHITWeek
This week is National Health IT Week. National Health IT Week (NHIT Week) is a collaborative forum and virtual awareness week that assembles key healthcare constituents dedicated to working together to elevate the necessity of advancing health through the best use of information technology. You can follow updates from the events that occur this week on Twitter by following the hashtag #NHITWeek (Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim)
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - September 16, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Source Type: blogs

Join the IHI #InnovationRelay Twitter chat on Wed
This summer, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is holding an IHI Innovation Relay and you can join the Twitter chat on Wed 7/30 at 1 pm ET to learn more about how to pioneer answers to persistent problems in health care. "Each leg of the Relay will focus on a fundamental aspect of IHI’s Innovation strategy empowering participants to develop innovative solutions to challenges in health and health care. Rather than just research the problems, they’ll design testable solutions together, with the help of the IHI Innovation team and experts within and outside of health care."Don't miss the Twitter Chat called ...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - July 30, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Source Type: blogs

Will chikungunya reach your neighborhood?
Could chikungunya be coming to your neighborhood? Right now, chikungunya has been detected in all these states (dark blue = locally-acquired cases; light blue = travel-associated cases):Are you surprised by this map? This map is probably going to change as the summer goes on. So many families travel to Florida with their children to visit theme parks like Disney. Florida is the only state (dark blue) where we have detected locally-acquired cases. The light blue states represent travel-associated cases. There have been 2 cases of chikungunya in Florida so far. (Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim)
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - July 23, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Source Type: blogs

Fulfill your REMS-compliant training on ER and LA opioids
Misuse and abuse of opioids has grown to be a serious public health concern about addiction, overdose, and death. REMS-compliant training is a critical component of the ER/LA Opioid Analgesics REMS program.On July 9, 2012, the FDA approved a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS) for extended-release (ER) and long-acting (LA) opioid medications. The REMS introduces new safety measures to reduce risks and improve safe use of ER/LA opioids while continuing to provide access to these medications for patients in pain.You can access free online REMS-compliant training on ER and LA opioids CME activities on QuantiaMD. (S...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - July 6, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: opioid pain QuantiaMD REMS Source Type: blogs

NEJM perspective article about Big Data in Healthcare
Dr. Sebastian Schneeweiss recently wrote an interesting perspective article in the NEJM about big data in health care. He writes:Two key “learning” applications of big health care data that hold the promise of improving patient care are the generation of new knowledge about the effectiveness of treatments and the prediction of outcomes. Both these functions exceed the bounds of most computer applications currently used in health care, which tend to offer physicians such tools as context-sensitive warning messages, reminders, suggestions for economical prescribing, and results of mandated quality-improvement activities....
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - June 12, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Source Type: blogs

Innovation HealthJam #InnovationHealthJam
In a few weeks, the Innovation HealthJam will happen online! June 17-19. Here's what it's going to be about:Come together for this Innovation HealthJam and help brainstorm new ideas for the healthcare technology area. This event will challenge a large diverse group within the medical eco-system to re-frame health care in the United States. This online brainstorming event will bring together healthcare providers, healthcare technology companies, universities, patient advocacy groups, trade associations, and government agencies from the healthcare industry to discuss how innovation can address healthcare challenges. By engag...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - June 5, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: healthcare reform mobile health Source Type: blogs

The FDA launches #openFDA to give access to public health data
Yesterday, the FDA announced a new initiative called openFDA to give developers, health care researchers, clinicians, and the public access to important public health data. openFDA is currently in beta, but it's definitely looking quite promising. OpenFDA utilizes a search-based Application Program Interface (API) to collect large amounts of existing publicly available data, offering developers the ability to search through text within that data, ranking results much like a search using Google would do. This method then allows them to build their own applications on top of openFDA, giving them a large amount of flexibility...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - June 3, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: FDA open source Source Type: blogs

Get ready for the 2014 Health Datapalooza! #hdpalooza
Are you familiar with the Health Datapalooza? What exactly is a palooza? The Urban Dictionary defines palooza as "an all-out crazy party; partying at one place with a ton of people like there's no tomorrow." You don't have to be a data junkie or an informatics geek to have fun at the Health Datapalooza.Health Datapalooza is a national conference focused on liberating health data, and bringing together the companies, startups, academics, government agencies, and individuals with the newest and most innovative and effective uses of health data to improve patient outcomes.This year, the event is June 1 - 3 in Washington ...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - May 23, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: Datapalooza Health Datapalooza Source Type: blogs

#DoMoreHIT At the Crossroads: Technology and Transformation in Healthcare
Today, follow the @DellHealth for #DoMoreHIT think tank livestreaming 3/18 at 10 am CDT http://del.ly/6011gZh3 Tue Mar 18, 2014 11:00am EDT — Tue Mar 18, 2014 4:00pm EDTJoin a dynamic conversation exploring the burning issues in healthcare IT and how they will drive transformation in the year ahead. (Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim)
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - March 18, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: Dell Source Type: blogs

Review of the Fitbug Orb Activity Tracker
This review was originally published on FitnessTechMD by @DrJosephKimOver the past few months, I've had a chance to test and use a number of the newer wearable activity trackers (also known as fitness trackers or wearable activity monitors) like the Polar Loop and the Bowflex Boost. In this review, I'll write about my experience using the Fitbug Orb.The Fitbug Orb is a round activity tracker that is priced at $49.95 and it can be worn on a wrist strap, on a belt clip, or on a magnetic clip. It comes in pink, black, or white and has a single button along with a single LED light that glows different colors. I've ...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - February 8, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: activity tracker fitness health and fitness wearables Source Type: blogs

HCI-DC 2014 Health Care Innovation Day #HCIDC #IGNITEinterop
Have you heard of Health Care Innovation Day?As our nation faces challenges related to interoperability, we have an opportunity to come together to discuss the challenges and to innovate in order to overcome these barriers. The Gary and Mary West Health Institute (WHI) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) are co-hosting HCI-DC 2014: Igniting an Interoperable Health Care System, a public conference that will be held at the Omni Shoreham hotel on Feb. 6, 2014, in Washington D.C. The conference will convene stakeholders critical to driving interoperability – a cornerstone to imp...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - February 4, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: health it ONC Washington DC Source Type: blogs

My review of the Polar Loop activity tracker #wearables #quantifiedself @PolarGlobal
This review was originally published on FitnessTechMD by @DrJosephKimThese days, stories are buzzing about "wearables" because of the hype generated at CES in Las Vegas. We're seeing LG, Sony, Epson, Garmin, and a host of other companies launching their wearable activity trackers. Don't want to wait for the latest and greatest? I've been testing multiple wearable activity trackers for the past few weeks/months and here I'll be writing about the Polar Loop which retails for $109.95.I've owned Polar heart rate monitors for well over a decade. Polar is a global, established brand among fitness enthusiasts, runner, triath...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - January 25, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: activity tracker fitness Quantified Self wearables Source Type: blogs

@Jawbone collaborates with the World Economic Forum for the Davos Health Challenge
Jawbone is supporting delegates of the 44th Annual World Economic Forum this month in Switzerland. The World Economic Forum will launch the Davos Health Challenge this week.The Health Challenge will encourage participants towards physical activity, sleep and overall well being through wearing Jawbone UP24 and UP bands, which will help them understand their behavior patterns and make smarter choices.“Health is a cornerstone of the Annual Meeting 2014, and the Davos Health Challenge encourages its 2,500 participants towards making healthy choices for food, drink and physical activity. We are delighted that Jawbone, a Globa...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - January 22, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Source Type: blogs

Some Fitbit Force users reporting a rash on the wrist
This was originally published by FitnessTechMD.com by @DrJosephKimThe Fitbit Force is newest wearable activity tracker that Fitbit released last fall. Similar to the Fitbit Flex, the Force is worn on the wrist and it includes a digital display that shows the time, your steps, distance, calories burned, and more. Gadgets like the Fitbit Force were very popular over the Christmas holiday as people made weight loss goals for 2014.Some Fitbit Force users have been reporting a rash on their wrist. The rash is thought to be contact dermatitis due to nickel, so if you have a nickel allergy, you may want to avoid the Fitbit Force....
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - January 16, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: Fitbit Quantified Self Source Type: blogs