Emerging Technologies Shaping the Health IT Landscape and How They Contribute to Improving Patient Outcomes and Healthcare Delivery
It’s been said many times before, but the truth remains the same: the world of healthcare is ever-evolving. We are learning and growing every day, which means we are also coming up with new ideas, technologies, and practices every day. But with all of this constant news of new technologies and changes in practices, it can be really tricky to stay on top of it all. To help, we reached out to our talented Healthcare IT Today Community and asked them: what emerging technologies in Health IT are currently shaping the landscape, and how do they contribute to improved patient outcomes and healthcare delivery? The following...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - February 12, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Grayson Miller Tags: Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops Regulations athenahealth Azalea Health Baha Zeidan Caregility CenTrak Deepi Source Type: blogs
What Does an Immunologist Do?
This post is part of a miniseries on the immune system. Be sure to check out the other posts in this series that you may have missed.
Immunology is the study of the immune system, including all the cells, tissues, and organs that work together to protect you from germs. A person who studies immunology is called an immunologist, and there are three types:
Researchers, who study the immune system in the laboratory to understand how it works or how it can go awry and find new treatments for immune system-related diseases
Doctors, who diagnose and care for patients with diseases related to the immune system, such as ...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - February 12, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist Cells Injury and Illness Immunology Miniseries Infectious Diseases Medicines Microbes Research Roundup Source Type: blogs
The bias of reality
Stephen Colbert -- or rather " Stephen Colbert, " in his former character -- famously said that " Reality has a well-known liberal bias. " And so conservatives must deny reality, which as in the case of anthropogenic climate change means denying scientific findings, and the very integrity and authority of science. But that doesn ' t usually work very well with the courts --viz. the jury award of $1 million to climate scientist Michael Mann -- so they also result to scientific fraud.You may recall that U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ruled to suspend FDA approval of the abortion medication mifepristone,relying largely...
Source: Stayin' Alive - February 9, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
The Optimism of Digital Health
By JONATHON FEIT
Journalists like being salty. Like many venture investors, we who are no longer “green” have finely tuned BS meters that like to rip off the sheen of a press release to reach the truthiness underneath. We ask, is this thing real? If I write about XYZ, will I be embarrassed next year to learn that it was the next Theranos?
Yet journalists must also be optimistic—a delicate balance: not so jaded that one becomes boooring, not so optimistic that one gets giddy at each flash of potential; and still enamored of the belief that every so often, something great will remake the present paradigm.
T...
Source: The Health Care Blog - February 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health Tech AI DHIS West Jonathon Feit Michelle Snyder venture capital Source Type: blogs
Navigating emotional storms in the ER [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join Victoria Goodheart, an emergency physician. In this episode, we explore the intricate world of health care professionals, their emotional journeys, and the profound impact they make on the lives of patients and families. Victoria shares personal stories and insights, shedding light on the
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Navigating emotional storms in the ER [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 9, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Podcast by KevinMD Tags: Podcast Emergency Medicine Source Type: blogs
Chest pain with anterior ST depression: look what happens if you use posterior leads.
Don ' t forget to watch theWebinar: Smith and Pendell Meyers interpret ECGs for OMI or not OMI on Monday Feb 12 at 11 AM U.S. Central time. Register here:https://zoom.us/webinar/register/7617067094184/WN_LMN0vPb1Rz-HZu12K-QuYQWritten by Jesse McLarenA 65 year old
with a history of atrial flutter, CABG and end-stage renal disease on dialysis presented
with 3 days of fluctuating chest pain, which was ongoing at triage. What do you
think? Do you need posterior leads?There ’s atrial
flutter with controlled ventricular response, a non-specific intra-ventricular
conduction delay, borderline right axis, normal R wave...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - February 9, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jesse McLaren Source Type: blogs
Electronic Prescribing for Controlled Substances Set to Take Off
This article explains the complexities that makes it so hard to implement electronic prescribing for controlled substances (EPCS), summarizes the intended impacts of the bills, and introduces Imprivata digital identity technology, which has been used in health care for such purposes for many years.
Calling the Cops
Health care advocates and reformers can show off plenty of war stories and wounds just from dealing with regulations and bureaucracies in health care. When it comes to controlled substances, toss in the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for extra suspense. State governments are also roped in thanks to thei...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - February 7, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: Clinical Health IT Company Healthcare IT Interoperability Regulations American Telemedicine Association ATA Colin Banas Controlled Substrances DEA DrFirst Electronic Prescribing Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances EPC Source Type: blogs
A teenager involved in a motor vehicle collision with abnormal ECG
Written by Pendell MeyersA teenager was involved in a motor vehicle collision and presented to the Emergency Department via EMS altered and potentially critically ill. He was intubated for altered mental status. Chest trauma was suspected on initial exam. Here is his initial ECG around 1330:What do you think?The ECG shows sinus tachycardia with RBBB and LAFB, without clear additional superimposed signs of ischemia. It is very unlikely that a previously healthy teenager would have such disease of the conduction system, bringing up the possibility of blunt cardiac injury in this clinical setting.Trauma CTs showed a " mi...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - February 6, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pendell Source Type: blogs
Can collaboration build subject matter expertise? We think so.
At my [Resa] first emergency medicine position leading a clinical ultrasound section, I noticed the impact of organizing a monthly educator series. It started out as a fun way to invite friends to visit me in New York City. Win-win: I could amplify their expertise, they met my team who expanded their networks, and my
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Can collaboration build subject matter expertise? We think so. originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 5, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Resa E. Lewiss, MD and Adaira Landry, MD Tags: Physician Emergency Medicine Source Type: blogs
The opioid addiction epidemic and its impact on health care costs
The opioid addiction crisis has escalated into a formidable challenge within the U.S. health care system, causing widespread devastation. The opioid epidemic has not only devastated communities and individual lives but has also inflicted a substantial economic toll on the health care system. The opioid epidemic has led to a surge in health care costs,
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The opioid addiction epidemic and its impact on health care costs originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 5, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Brocha Kagan, PA-C Tags: Conditions Emergency Medicine Pain Management Source Type: blogs
Why Barbie resonated with me as a mid-career woman physician: a reflection for National Women Physicians Day
(Spoiler alert: contains spoilers for the movie Barbie.) In Barbie, a singular scene resonated powerfully with Women in Medicine across the land. You know the one. Shortly after Ken and Barbie leave Barbie Land and arrive in the Real World, Ken ventures off, discovers The Patriarchy, waltzes into a hospital emergency room, and demands the first woman
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Why Barbie resonated with me as a mid-career woman physician: a reflection for National Women Physicians Day originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 3, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Jennifer Lycette, MD Tags: Physician Primary Care Source Type: blogs
What will happen if you implement the Queen of Hearts in your Hospital?
This case was sent by Dr. Jean-christophe Reiters, an interventionalist in Belgium. He has been following the blog for 4 years.He has now implemented the Queen of Hearts in his hospital. He wanted to share one of the first cases.A 55 year old with no previous cardiac history presented with 3 hours of chest pain. The pain was persistent and reportedly still present at the time of the ECG.Here is the EKG:Smith: It looks like a reperfused inferior lateral OMI. (Inverted T-waves in inferior and lateral leads, with reciprocally upright (pseudo-hyperacute) T-waves in I and aVL. But if the pain ...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - February 2, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Steve Smith Source Type: blogs
An Urgent Call for AI Solutions to Tap Evidence-Based Research Best Practices
This study is pivotal for showcasing how AI enhances decision-making in critical situations. It finds that AI-supported workflows can outperform traditional stroke decision-making in meaningful and measurable ways to greatly improve time to relevant care.
Notably, as described in the study discussion, “Our results showed that a machine learning framework can substantially improve stroke recognition in medical helpline calls compared to solely relying on human call-takers. This improvement was observed across all performance metrics and for basic patient demographics (age and sex).”
There is Urgency in Establishing Trus...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 31, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: AI/Machine Learning Analytics/Big Data Clinical Health IT Company Healthcare IT ACV AI Solutions Ambient Clinical Voice Corti DTU Evidence Based Data Lars Maaløe Nature Technical University of Denmark Source Type: blogs
Escaping the time warp: my journey after leaving clinical medicine
It’s been almost two years since I left clinical medicine. In the midst of our country’s health care attrition crisis, stories of early retirement, burnout, and career transitions aren’t hard to find. While each of those accounts brings a deeper understanding of the problem, as well as potential strategies to remedy it, this is not
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Escaping the time warp: my journey after leaving clinical medicine originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 28, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Keith Pochick, MD Tags: Physician Emergency Medicine Source Type: blogs
Chest pain and a computer ‘normal’ ECG. Therefore, there is no need for a physician to look at this ECG.
This article,published this month (!), tells us that we physicians do not need to even look at this ECG until the patient is placed in a room because the computer says it is normal:Validity of Computer-interpreted “Normal” and “Otherwise Normal” ECG in Emergency Department Triage PatientsI reviewed this article for a different journal and recommended rejection and it was rejected. There were zero patients in this study with a " normal " ECG who had any kind of ACS! This defies all previous data on acute MI which would show that even undetectable troponins do not have a 100% negative predictive value.&nb...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - January 27, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jesse McLaren Source Type: blogs
