Lateral Flow Test for Gingivitis
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have developed a lateral flow assay that can detect bacterial toxins from Porphyromonas gingivalis, the causative bacteria for gingivitis. The technology could make it easier and faster to identify early-stage gingivitis, which can lead to periodontitis and eventual tooth loss, as well as contributing to a variety of other diseases such as stroke and heart disease. The lateral flow assay requires a small saliva sample, and can provide results very quickly, but does require the saliva sample to be pre-treated with potato starch to deactivate salivary amylase, an enzyme that can in...
Source: Medgadget - October 19, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Dentistry Diagnostics gingivitis UofCincy Source Type: blogs
Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: Acting on SDoH
Previous articles in this series introduced the importance of social determinants of health (SDoH) and explained how it can be captured and classified. In this article, I’ll show how many hospitals, payers, and other institutions are acting on that data.
Of course, the staff of a clinic or hospital don’t go around looking for apartments the way they actively look for a long-term care facility. Instead, their case managers partner with community institutions to help patients. But the clinic or hospital is a crucial linchpin in connecting the patient to this help. According to Dr. Victor Lee, vice president of cl...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - October 19, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: Analytics/Big Data C-Suite Leadership Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Interoperability AdhereHealth Avanade Case Management CipherHealth Clinical Architecture ClosedLoop Source Type: blogs
Amazon In Healthcare: Disruption, Data Nightmares And Digital Health Dreams
A little while ago we explored Amazon’s initial forays into the healthcare sector, a move that positioned the tech behemoth alongside traditional players in the industry. Amazon’s initial focus was evident: disruption. From obtaining drug distribution licenses in over 10 US states, through acquiring the startup PillPack, to the launch of Amazon Pharmacy and Amazon Care, the company’s intent was clear – to reshape the healthcare landscape. For a detailed look into the first chapters of Amazon’s healthcare journey, click here.
Fast forward to today, and the landscape appears to have shifted d...
Source: The Medical Futurist - October 17, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Future of healthcare Amazon in healthcare tech giants in healthcare Amazon Clinic One Medical digital health Source Type: blogs
Aspects of Social Determinants of Health: An Introduction
It’s always been pretty obvious that factors such as wealth, race, education, and the quality of food and water have enormous impacts on health. But only in the past few years have the medical professions tried to quantify and capture these factors. Given that the field is increasingly digitized and data-driven, health IT is responsible for collecting and analyzing social determinants of health (SDoH). Data can both call out SDoH and help to address its effects.
An example of calling out SDoH was cited by Dr. Sherri Onyiego, Medical Director for the Texas Market at Equality Health. They use claims data to track use o...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - October 16, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: Analytics/Big Data C-Suite Leadership Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Regulations Care Management SDOH Social Determinants of Health Source Type: blogs
Trial By Error: Authors of Dutch Long Covid Paper Contradict Each Other
By David Tuller, DrPH I have slammed a recent Dutch study, Kuut et al, that investigated CBT for fatigue after an acute bout of COVID-19. The study, “Efficacy of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Targeting Severe Fatigue Following Coronavirus Disease 2019: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial,” nicknamed ReCOVer, was published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, a well-regarded journal, … Trial By Error: Authors of Dutch Long Covid Paper Contradict Each Other Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - October 14, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized dutch Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, October 9th 2023
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Source: Fight Aging! - October 8, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Weekly Roundup – October 7, 2023
Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week.
How Technology can Address Clinician Shortage and Burnout. We are facing an estimated 900K deficit of registered nurses by the end of this decade. This problem is only made worse by the silver tsunami of 10K baby boomers aging into Medicare coverage every day. Technology can be a great solution to help ease that burden off of your staff so they aren̵...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - October 7, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Grayson Miller Tags: Healthcare IT Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup Source Type: blogs
' Equity' in the Pandemic Treaty: The False Hope of ‘Access and Benefit-Sharing '
Abbie Rose Hampton (King ’s College), Mark Eccleston-Turner (King’s College), Michelle Rourke (Griffith University), Stephanie Switzer (University of Strathclyde), ‘Equity’ in the Pandemic Treaty: The False Hope of ‘Access and Benefit-Sharing’, Int’l& Comp. L.Q. (forthcoming): During COVID-19 the international community... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - October 7, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Viruses and Bats
by Gertrud U. Rey Remember the series of flashbacks in the ending of the movie “Contagion,” which reveal where the virus originated and how the pandemic started? As a tree is cut down, a colony of bats flies out of the tree to seek new shelter. While in flight over a nearby farm, one of … Viruses and Bats Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - October 5, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Gertrud U. Rey Tags: Basic virology Gertrud Rey ACE2 bat bats contagion coronavirus emergence emerging virus furin cleavage site host range outbreak pandemic reservoir reservoir host SARS SARS-CoV SARS-CoV-2 spillover surveillance zoono Source Type: blogs
Revisiting Canada ’s Access to Medicines Regime in Response to COVID-19: A Review of the Legislation and its Underlying Objectives
Muhammad Zaheer Abbas (Queensland University of Technology), Revisiting Canada ’s Access to Medicines Regime in Response to COVID-19: A Review of the Legislation and its Underlying Objectives, 34 Intell. Prop. J. (2022): The current COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the significance of... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - October 5, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Federal spending
A commenter asked about historic federal spending. The meaningful comparison is spending as a percentage of GDP, so here it is. As you can see it spiked during WWII, obviously, then came down and tended to ascend slowly until 1982, when it leveled off, then it fell from 1990 to 1998, during the administration of Bill Clinton. It rose sharply during the administration of George W. Bush, and then fell again under Barack Obama after a brief spike due to the financial crisis. It then rose sharply under Donald Trump, and has come back down just as sharply under Joe Biden. Right now it is higher than it has been since the e...
Source: Stayin' Alive - October 4, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
How Queuing Technology for Pharmacies Can Improve Safety & Efficiency
The following is a guest article by Yoni Lavi, Founder and CEO at Qtrac
Few things should take priority over access to necessary medications, particularly prescriptions. However, managing your prescription medications at the pharmacy isn’t always easy. Staff shortages, constantly changing regulations, and growing demand make it difficult to keep up with optimizing procedures and protocols.
Often busy environments, pharmacies are notorious for long waits, overworked employees, and frustrated customers. To make matters even more complicated, many new programs, including one recently announced by Walmart, are expanding pha...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - October 3, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Administration Ambulatory Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops Digital Front Door Digital Queuing Healthcare Queuing Patient Experience pharmacy Pharmacy Challenges Pharmacy IT Ph Source Type: blogs
Modestly Increased Physical Activity Reduces the Age-Related Increase in Blood Pressure
The difference between lesser and greater degrees of modest exercise is sizable when it comes to effects on measures of cardiovascular health, such as blood pressure. The raised blood pressure characteristic of aging and a lack of physical fitness is damaging to delicate tissues, speeds the development of atherosclerosis, and is associated with a raised risk of mortality. A sizable proportion of the mortality reduction that attends greater physical activity in later life may be mediated via effects such as lowered blood pressure.
A study sought to determine if older adults with hypertension could receive these ben...
Source: Fight Aging! - October 3, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
8 Practical Predictions For The Near Future Of Healthcare
This article aims to bridge that gap, providing a condensed overview beneficial for healthcare professionals and users alike.
1) Patients will become the point of care
In the pursuit of more streamlined and patient-centric healthcare, traditional hospital frameworks are under reassessment. The stereotypical scenes of long waiting lines, overwhelming paperwork, and sterile, uninviting corridors symbolize a dated workflow. The evolution towards modernity beckons a shift from this conventional setup, ushering in an era where patients, armed with digital health tools, become the focal point of care, reducing the dependen...
Source: The Medical Futurist - October 3, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: Future of Medicine AI artificial intelligence digital health Source Type: blogs
How Technology can Address Clinician Shortage and Burnout
The following is a guest article by Kim Howard, Chief Client Officer at Nomad Health
The U.S. healthcare system faces an estimated national deficit of more than 900K registered nurses by the end of the decade. Hospital CEOs agree that workforce challenges are the biggest issue they face, with 90% saying nursing shortages are the most pressing – a trend driven by the 4.7M healthcare workers retiring by 2030. The “silver tsunami” is also to blame, with 10K baby boomers aging into Medicare coverage daily, placing even further strain on the situation.
Fewer nurses, a slowed education pipeline, and more patients in need o...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - October 2, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Administration Clinical Health IT Company Healthcare IT Caregiver Clinician Burnout clinician shortage job satisfaction Job Searching Kim Howard Nomad Health Nurse Hiring Nurse Job Boards Nurse Shortage Nursing Traveling Nurs Source Type: blogs
