Research Organism Superheroes: Fruit Flies
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Those pesky little bugs flying around the overripe bananas in your kitchen may hold the key to understanding something new about how our bodies work. That’s right, the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) is a widely used research organism in genetics because of its superpower of reproducing quickly with similar genes to people.
Researchers have been studying fruit flies for over a century for many reasons. First, they’re easy to please—just keep them at room temperature and feed them corn meal, sugar, and yeast (or those bananas on your counter!). Second, they reproduce more quickly and have shor...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - January 17, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: STEM Education Tools and Techniques Cool Creatures Research Organisms Source Type: blogs
Constellation Software ’s Harris Operating Group Acquires MEDHOST, Inc.
Constellation Software Inc. (Constellation), today announced its wholly-owned subsidiary N. Harris Computer Corporation (Harris), a global vertical market software provider, has acquired MEDHOST, Inc. (MEDHOST), a leading electronic health record solution provider.
Harris will continue to operate MEDHOST as a stand-alone business headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee.
About Harris
Harris acquires software companies, manages them using industry best practices, and builds them for the future. Through acquisitions, Harris has grown tremendously since its origins in the private, utility, education, government, and healthcare ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 17, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Constellation Constellation Software Inc. Harris Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare M&A Medhost MEDHOST Inc. N. Harris Computer Corporation Source Type: blogs
2024 Intentions
After nearly 20 years of blogging about self-development, this year I intend to contribute mainly through video instead of writing, which is a big change for me. I want this to be the first year that I publish more new videos than articles. I’ll still share new YouTube videos via my blog, but if you’re into YouTube, you may want to subscribe to my channel there.
In this first new video of 2024, I also reveal many other intentions; recent decisions; and updates about psychedelics explorations, Conscious Growth Club, the new Engage course, and more. I recorded this one mainly for long-term members of this comm...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - January 16, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Creating Reality Values Video Source Type: blogs
What ’ s in a name?
What names we give the flora and fauna. Names are critical for scientific discourse and general conversation alike. They can be weird and wonderful, informative, confusing, hilarious even, and sometimes baffling. While common, or vernacular, names vary wildly, science, of course, has a relatively standardised method of naming living things. The common format, which is often colloquially known as the Latin name, is to have the species in a genus, a family group, and then to follow that genus name with the species name.
For example, in the UK, we might talk of the Snowdrop, or the Common Snowdrop. This delicate plant with wh...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - January 16, 2024 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Biology Science Source Type: blogs
Patients – 2024 Health IT Predictions
As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. In fact, we got so many that we had to narrow them down to just the best and most interesting. Check out our community’s predictions below and be sure to add your own thoughts and/or places you disagree with these predictions in the comments and on social media.
All of this year’s 2024 health IT predictions (updated as they’re shared):
John and ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 16, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC 2024 Health IT Predictions ABOUT ABOUT Healthcare Amanda Bury Amit Kapoor Cedar Chris Blackley Christian Hardahl Clarify Health Clin Source Type: blogs
Six favorite books of 2023 to help harness the stress response and boost resilience, curiosity and wonder
It’s hard to address important issues in our lives or in society if we are stressed, depleted, and isolated. Perhaps that’s why many of 2023’s favorite books offer approaches for real self-care. They focus on how to manage stress, find more happiness in life, seek wonder and inspiration, appreciate art, understand our personal strengths, or change our mindset in healthy ways.
In each of these books, the authors aspire to help us find greater health and happiness as we cope with life in the present, while working toward a healthier, more compassionate world for all.
Tomorrowmind: Thriving at Work—Now and in an Uncer...
Source: SharpBrains - January 16, 2024 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Greater Good Science Center Tags: Brain/ Mental Health Education & Lifelong Learning art Books happiness healthy manage-stress mindful mindset resilience Stress Response workplace Source Type: blogs
Anatomy of Trust: Promoting Integrity in A & P Education | Winter Shorts | TAPP 146
Episode 146 of The A&P Professor podcast is one of ourwinter shorts, where I replay interesting segments from previous episodes. In this one, we discuss the importance ofacademic integrity in the Anatomy& Physiology course. We emphasize the need to incorporatediscussions about integrity in the syllabus and course materials and sharereal-life examples of violations in the healthcare field. We highlight how dishonesty can haveserious consequences and discuss strategies for prevention, such as using multiple test versions and unique topics for papers/projects. Providingexamples of acceptable practices and discouraging...
Source: The A and P Professor - January 16, 2024 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
Medical residency closures: Is nothing sacred anymore?
Closing a residency program can significantly disrupt a physician’s training. In 2019, the closure of Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia forced 570 residents to find new placements. First-year residents discovered a week before they started that the hospital was closing after its owner filed for bankruptcy. Fast forward to January 2024. Within days, two additional residency training programs
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Medical residency closures: Is nothing sacred anymore? originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 14, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Arthur Lazarus, MD, MBA Tags: Education Residency Source Type: blogs
On the Use of ChatGPT in Health Science Education: Opportunities and Obstacles
Mark Alipio (Iligian Medical Center College), Grace Meroflor Lantajo (University of Southeastern Philippines), Joseph Dave Pregoner (Philippine Christian University), On the Use of ChatGPT in Health Science Education: Opportunities and Obstacles, 3 IMCC J. of Sci. (2023): This paper explores... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - January 13, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Patient Portals Improve Healthcare Outcomes. So, Why Don ’t Patients Use Them?
The following is a guest article by Oakkar Oakkar, Co-Founder and CEO at Keona Health
Imagine a tool that puts your health information right at your fingertips. That’s what patient portals promise – a simple, digital way to access medical records, book appointments, and chat with doctors. They’re designed to make life easier for patients, and studies show they can even help reduce hospital visits, like in 2020 when heart failure patients using these portals saw fewer hospital readmissions.
But there’s a catch. Despite their benefits, many patients aren’t using these portals. It’s not just a ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 11, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Ambulatory Communication and Patient Experience EMR-EHR Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring Digital Literacy Health Data Privacy Improving Patient Outcomes Keona Health Oakkar O Source Type: blogs
Healthcare Workforce – 2024 Health IT Predictions
As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. In fact, we got so many that we had to narrow them down to just the best and most interesting. Check out our community’s predictions below and be sure to add your own thoughts and/or places you disagree with these predictions in the comments and on social media.
All of this year’s 2024 health IT predictions (updated as they’re shared):
John and ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 10, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Administration Ambulatory Analytics/Big Data C-Suite Leadership Clinical Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC Revenue Cycle Management 2024 Health IT Predictions Amy Amrick Ashish Shah Aspirion Benjami Source Type: blogs
RISE-ing Stars From Northern Arizona University
Chantel Tsosie at her college graduation, wearing her Tribe’s formal, traditional rug dress that her grandmother made. Credit: Courtesy of Chantel Tsosie.
“Science is for everyone. It’s in everything. It exists in cultures everywhere,” says Chantel Tsosie, a master’s student in the NIGMS-supported Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) program at Northern Arizona University (NAU) in Flagstaff. The program aims to prepare a diverse group of students for research careers through culturally relevant support, hands-on research experiences, and a tailored curriculum.
Chantel started her bachelor’...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - January 10, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist Profiles Training Source Type: blogs
Pharmacy Interoperability and Pharmacy Perspectives Coming Out of the ONC Annual Meeting
It never ceases to amaze me how integral the role of the pharmacist could be to a patient and how many pharmacists are relegated to counting pills and checking insurance. I first experienced this in my first healthcare job which included handling IT support for the pharmacy. Yes, the pharmacist has to make sure the prescription is filled properly and the patient gets the right number of pills. However, I quickly learned that pharmacists can be some of the best sources of medical information for me as a patient. Not to mention, they generally more accessible to talk about the medication and how it works than the doc...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 9, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: C-Suite Leadership Clinical EMR-EHR Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Interoperability Regulations Cam Deemer DrFirst ePrescribing Healthcare Interoperability Healthcare IT Video Interviews Healthcare Scene Source Type: blogs
Bonus Features – January 7, 2024 – New executives at CitiusTech, MultiPlan, and NextGen, plus 15 other stories
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
A study from Epic Research found women screened for breast cancer annually have a 17% lower risk of mortality after a breast cancer diagnosis than those screened every two years. Women who are Black, over 60, o...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 7, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT ACO REACH Amenities Health Arcadia Healthcare Solutions athenahealth Atropos Health BioProcure Bloomlife CitiusTech Corti Deciphex directtrust Epic Research Equality Health Eric Meizlish Healthcare IT Today Bonu Source Type: blogs
