Patient Access to Health Data: The AHA Doesn ’ t Really Want to Know
This report may stand as a model for how to cover up problems by asking superficial questions.
I don’t want to denigrate a leap from 27% to 93%, over a four to five year period, in the hospitals who provide patients with their health data through portals. Even more impressive is the leap in the number of hospitals who provide data to patient caregivers (from zero to 83%). In this case, a “caregiver” appears to be a family member or other non-professional advocate, not a member of a health team–a crucial distinction I’ll return to later.
I’m disappointed that only 50% of health systems al...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 8, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: Healthcare Communication Hospitals Patient Portal Care Coordination Collaboration Data Exchange Patient Engagement Source Type: blogs
What have the bees ever done for us?
First, I should state up front, I don’t like honey. It makes my throat tingle and itch if I eat it raw, it’s fine if it’s a small amount blended into a marinade or in Crunchy Nut Cornflakes (always two bowls). I suspect I’m allergic to it. I remember eating honey on toast as a student, it was a friend’s favourite lunch between lectures and practical sessions (of which, back in the day we had four, 3-hour sessions a week, all paid for by the taxpayer, thank you very much). That honey on toast always made me feel sick, but perhaps not as sick as taxing higher education as they do now through the...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - March 7, 2018 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Science Source Type: blogs
Schizophrenia Prevalence: Fear-Mongering, Fake News & the NIMH
It’s odd what upsets some people. Take E. Fuller Torrey and Elizabeth Sinclair’s recent take on a change in the way a single number — the 12-month prevalence rate of schizophrenia — is displayed on the National Institute of Mental Health’s (NIMH) website.
This esoteric number has little impact in most people’s lives. If you live with schizophrenia or know someone who does, they most likely don’t give a hoot about it. Like most people, they probably don’t even know what it means.
But these two authors do care, suggesting the number was reduced due to a hypothesized renewed foc...
Source: World of Psychology - February 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: John M. Grohol, Psy.D. Tags: General Policy and Advocacy Psychiatry Psychology Research E Fuller Torrey incidence rates of schizophrenia Prevalence Rates prevalence rates of schizophrenia schizophrenia prevalence Treatment Advocacy Center Source Type: blogs
Sourcing Painkillers from Scorpions ’ Stings | The Scientist Magazine
Studying scorpions comes with its share of danger, as biologist Bryan Fry of the University of Queensland knows all too well. On a 2009 trip to the Brazilian Amazon, Fry was stung while trying to collect the lethal Brazilian yellow scorpion (Tityus serrulatus), and for eight hours he says it felt as though his finger was in a candle flame. Meanwhile, his heart flipped between racing and stopping for up to five seconds at a time."At least the insane levels of pain helped keep my mind off my failing heart," Fry writes in an email to The Scientist.More ...https://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/51210/...
Source: Psychology of Pain - January 24, 2018 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: blogs
Freedom, Not Protectionism, Is America's Greatest Achievement
Well, that was fast. Only a dayafter I said that we are likely to see increasing calls for protectionism citing alleged national security concerns, Scott N. Paul took to thepages ofThe New York Times to urge the imposition of new restrictions on steel imports based on this same justification. Long on attempted tugs at emotional and patriotic heartstrings, the piece is strikingly short on data suggesting U.S. national security has been imperiled by foreign imports. Indeed, to the extent Paul, who serves as president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing, even attempts to make this case it is through the following:Even ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 19, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: Colin Grabow Source Type: blogs
Research and Reviews in the Fastlane 192
This article defines the concept of ‘translational simulation’ and is the perfect succinct, academic overview of this exciting area.
Recommended by: Chris Nickson
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Emergency Medicine
Crowell EL, et al. Accuracy of Computed Tomography Imaging Criteria in the Diagnosis of Adult Open Globe Injuries by Neuroradiology and Ophthalmology. Acad Emerg Med. 2017. PMID: 28662312
Some people rely on CT scan of the orbits to rule in or rule out an open globe. This retrospective chart review, in which CT scans were reviewed independently by a blinded neuroradiologist and ophthalmologist (x2) argues...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - January 17, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Justin Morgenstern Tags: Education Emergency Medicine ENT and Maxillofacial Intensive Care Ophthalmology R&R in the FASTLANE Trauma EBM recommendations research and reviews Resuscitation Source Type: blogs
Endangered Marine Ecosystem: Cause for Serious Environmental Concern of the Globe
Despite the search for the exoplanet continued unabated, there are no evidences of finding an alternate to the planet earth in the entire universe so far, as the Earth has got several distinct features suitable for the survival of plants, animals and microbes. The biodiversity present on the earth is massive that it is not an exaggeration to state that there is no second home for the human and the other living organism.
The hectic human activity is creating chaos and the debate on the climate change came to the fore front for the first time on a massive scale during the ‘Earth Summit’ in the year 1992 at the Brazilian ...
Source: Sciences Blog - January 9, 2018 Category: Science Authors: srinivas_s at omicsgroup.co.in (OMICS Publishing Group) Tags: Marine Science Research Source Type: blogs
Starting School Early Affects Educational Attainment
A singular cutoff point for school entry results in age differences between children of the same grade. In many school systems, September-born children, begin compulsory education in September of the year in which they turn five, making them relatively older than summer born children who begin school aged four.
Research on these annually age-grouped cohorts reveal relative age effects (RAEs) that convey the greater achievements accrued by the relatively old (RO) students compared to the relatively young (RY) students. RAEs are pervasive. Across OECD countries, in fourth grade, RY students scored 4–12% lower than RO stud...
Source: World of Psychology - January 8, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Psych Central Staff Tags: Brain Blogger Children and Teens Publishers Research Academic Achievement Classmates classroom composition Education educational attainment educational experiences Expectations School school policy Social Factors Socioeconomic Source Type: blogs
Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad!
– Traditional Christmas tree in Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo, Brazil (Source: SharpBrains)
Source: SharpBrains - December 25, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Education & Lifelong Learning Feliz Navidad Happy Holidays Merry Christmas Source Type: blogs
Rickettsial Spotted Fever: United States vs. Brazil
A higher case / fatality ratio for reported spotted fever cases in Brazil vs. the United States suggests that the Brazilian strain of Rickettsia rickettsii is more virulent. In the following charts I’ve compared data for disease incidence and deaths for each of the countries, and contrasted death rates per 100,000 population. [1,2]
References:
Berger S. Infectious Diseases of Brazil, 571 pages, 120 graphs, 5,552 references. Gideon e-books, https://www.gideononline.com/ebooks/country/infectious-diseases-of-brazil/
Gideon e-Gideon multi-graph tool, https://www.gideononline.com/cases/multi-graphs/
The post Ri...
Source: GIDEON blog - December 23, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Dr. Stephen Berger Tags: Ebooks Epidemiology General Graphs ProMED Source Type: blogs
… And an aphid in a peach tree!
12: Drummers Drumming (in the right chairs)
On top of high levels of concentration, musical performance places significant physical stress on the body. Strength in limb muscles needed for fast complex movements, while core muscles handle the task of sustaining body position for extended durations.
It is therefore no wonder that musical performance-associated musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) are a common medical issue among professional musicians, with some studies indicating that around 80% – 97% of orchestral musicians suffer from muscle pain related to musical performance.
With MSDs presenting such a big threat to m...
Source: BioMed Central Blog - December 19, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Davy Falkner Tags: Biology Health Medicine Avian Research BMC Ecology Frontiers in Zoology Genetics Selection Evolution Genome Biology Health Research Policy and Systems ISRCTN registry Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology Lipids in Health a Source Type: blogs
LITFL Review 311
LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog
LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog - Emergency medicine and critical care medical education blog
Welcome to the 311th LITFL Review! Your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peeks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. Each week the LITFL team casts the spotlight on the blogosphere’s best and brightest and deliver a bite-sized chunk of FOAM.
The Most Fair Dinkum Ripper Beauts of the Week
Do you have an ED spa at your shop? Invest in yourself and see the results as you flourish. O...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - December 18, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Marjorie Lazoff, MD Tags: LITFL review LITFL R/V Source Type: blogs
The 10 Most Exciting Digital Health Stories of 2017
Gene-edited human embryo. Self-driving trucks. Practical quantum computers. 2017 has been an exciting year for science, technology – and digital health! It’s that time of the year again when it’s worth looking back at the past months; and list the inventions, methods and milestone events in healthcare to get a clearer picture what will shape medicine for the years to come.
2017 – Amazing year for science and healthcare
Scientists, researchers, and innovators come up with amazing breakthroughs every year, and that was no different in 2017 either. No matter whether we look at physics (proving the existence of gra...
Source: The Medical Futurist - December 13, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Future of Medicine 3d printing artificial intelligence digital health genetics genomics Healthcare Innovation Personalized medicine robotics technology wearables Source Type: blogs
