Learning about normal ECG
(Source: Cardiophile MD)
Source: Cardiophile MD - February 15, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: General Cardiology Source Type: blogs
Predicting myocardial viability from surface ECG following MI
Once upon a time, long, long ago, cardiologists used to be worried about akinetic segments, scars, dead tissue, and Q waves before attempting revascularization by either PCI or CABG. Now, the concept of myocardial viability has become a cliché ( rather demeaning) at least within the cath labs. Currently ,we follow a self administered whip . Every post-MI patient should be considered for revascularization as a default strategy irrespective of the level of dysfunction or scarring .This can happen either in the IRA territory or non-IRA territory or both.
This strategy is now dis-armed with fresh evidence in the form ...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - February 14, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: Uncategorized acc aha esc guidelines ECG predictors of myocardial viablity PET SCAN FOR VIABLITY REVIVE BRICS STUDY Source Type: blogs
Fabric Acquires Conversational AI Startup to Streamline the Patient-to-Clinician Journey
The Acquisition Enables a Solution that Drives 58% Higher Patient Engagement, 10% Reduction in Hospital Readmission Rate, and Reduces Call Center Wait Times by 35%
Expanded Fabric Capabilities Address Clinical Capacity Constraints Through a Solution that is 10x Faster than Traditional Virtual Care and Speeds Up Clinical Processes, Reducing Left-Without-Being-Seen Rates by 33% in the ER
Fabric, founded in 2021 as Florence, today announced its strategic acquisition of GYANT, a conversational AI care assistant and patient engagement suite, enabling health organizations to automate patient navigation and scheduling. By au...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - February 14, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Aniq Rahman Atento Capital Box Group Fabric Fabric Health Google Ventures GYANT Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare M&A Jennifer Junis Moat Oracle Salesforce Ventures Stefan Behrens Thrive Capi Source Type: blogs
Best books on brain health and cognitive fitness according to ChatSpot and ChatGPT
Out of curiosity we queried a couple popular AI chatbots, ChatSpot and ChatGPT free versions, about the best books in a couple of key topics we discuss a lot in this blog. Here are the fascinating results, and some brief commentary at the end. (Links open corresponding Amazon book pages.)
Best books on brain health, per ChatSpot:
There are several great books on brain health that provide valuable insights and practical tips. Here are some highly recommended ones:
1. “The Brain That Changes Itself” by Norman Doidge: This book explores the concept of neuroplasticity and how the brain can rewire itself to overcome various...
Source: SharpBrains - February 14, 2024 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Books Education & Lifelong Learning brain-books Brain-Fitness brain-health-books ChatGPT ChatSpot cognitive-fitness cognitive-health-books neuroplasticity Source Type: blogs
Epigenetic Clocks Do Not Only Measure Epigenetic Drift
Epigenetic clocks are produced from data on the status of DNA methylation at CpG sites in the genome at various ages via machine learning processes. Thus it is unclear as to what the clocks actually measure. There is no catalog to state how and why each CpG site on the genome is or is not methylated at any given time. There is little to no understanding of the mechanistic links between specific epigenetic marks such as DNA methylation and specific mechanisms and states of aging. In that context, the work here is interesting, demonstrating that stochastic epigenetic dysregulation with age, known as epigenetic drift, contrib...
Source: Fight Aging! - February 14, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Reviewing the Data on Human Use of Rapamycin
Rapamycin and some of the later rapalog derivatives such as everolimus, all of which function via inhibition of mTOR, are arguably the best of the present crop of geroprotective drugs capable of modestly slowing aging and extending life in animal studies. The effects of rapamycin in mice are robust and repeatable, though never as large as we'd all like them to be. Like many of the other interventions that modestly slow aging in animal models these small molecule drugs mimic some of the effects of calorie restriction, and likely produce benefits largely through increased efficiency of the cell maintenance processes of autop...
Source: Fight Aging! - February 13, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
Slash Your COVID Risk By 40% With This Simple Dietary Change (M)
Learn how your food choices could drastically reduce your chances of COVID infection. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - February 13, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Mina Dean Tags: COVID19 subscribers-only Source Type: blogs
Context Makes Innovaccer More than a Note Generator
This video presents the current and upcoming features of the ambient clinical voice solutions from Innovaccer, notably its InScribe analytics tool. It is currently offered in ambulatory settings and integrates with major EHRs.
According to Abhinav Shashank, CEO and co-founder, the chief differentiating factor of InScribe comes from its integration with other systems: clinical, claims, and labs data. Dr. David Nace, chief medical officer, says that the tool draws on a “holistic, 360-degree” patient record and goes far beyond basic SOAP notes, able to produce the much more complex initial notes and consult note...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - February 13, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: AI/Machine Learning Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Clinical EMR-EHR Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Abhinav Shashank Ambient Clinical Voice EHR Clinical Notes EHR Documentation Healthcare IT Video Interviews Source Type: blogs
Health2047 Portfolio Company HEAL Security Launches from Stealth with $4.6 Million Raised
The Platform Offers Comprehensive, Tailored Threat Intelligence and Risk Assessment, Empowering Hospitals and Health Systems to Protect Patient Data with Precision
Health2047, a Silicon Valley-based venture studio founded by the American Medical Association (AMA), today announced its investment in and launch from stealth of portfolio company HEAL Security, a cognitive cybersecurity intelligence platform custom-designed for the healthcare sector. To date, Health2047 has invested $2.3 million in HEAL Security, with additional co-investor funding bringing its total pre-seed investment to $4.6 million.
In the first quarter ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - February 13, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT AMA American Medical Association Charles Aunger Evidium HEAL Security Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Health2047 HOPPR Lawrence K. Cohen Medcurio Phenomix Sciences Sch Source Type: blogs
The 2024 Word of the Year: Missense
By MIKE MAGEE
Not surprisingly, my nominee for “word of the year” involves AI, and specifically “the language of human biology.”
As Eliezer Yudkowski, the founder of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute and coiner of the term “friendly AI” stated in Forbes:
“Anything that could give rise to smarter-than-human intelligence—in the form of Artificial Intelligence, brain-computer interfaces, or neuroscience-based human intelligence enhancement – wins hands down beyond contest as doing the most to change the world. Nothing else is even in the same league.”
Perhaps the ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - February 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health Tech Biology Crispr DNA Mike Magee Source Type: blogs
CIO Podcast – Episode 68: Health IT and Leadership with 2024 CHIME CIO of the Year Shafiq Rab
For the 68th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are talking to Shafiq Rab, MD, Chief Digital Officer, System CIO and EVP at Tufts Medicine, who just recently won 2024 CHIME CIO of the Year! As the CIO of the Year, we are very excited to pick his brain on health IT and leadership, so we kick this episode off by asking Rab what his health IT top 3 are and why. Then we discuss a time Rab failed and what he was able to learn from it. Next, we get into the award of 2024 CHIME CIO of the Year and how it felt to be honored with this incredible achievement. We then move on to discussing the ongoing projec...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - February 12, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Analytics/Big Data C-Suite Leadership Healthcare CIO Podcasts Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops 2024 CHIME CIO of the Year CIO Leadership Health IT Healthcare AI Healthcare Data Lake Healthcare Lead Source Type: blogs
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
Circling back to supported self-management
I’ve been writing a bit about supported self-management over the last few months. Partly because it’s topical given that medications and exercise offer very small reductions in pain and disability, and people do have lives outside of swallowing a pill and doing 3×10 reps! And partly because it is what we end up doing. It is the bulk of what people living with pain use to have lives.
Self-management refers to a broad range of strategies people with pain use in their daily lives to help them live well. I’m aware of the multiple definitions that exist for self-management, and that the level of agreem...
Source: HealthSkills Weblog - February 11, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: BronnieLennoxThompson Tags: Chronic pain Coping strategies Pain conditions Professional topics Research Science in practice biopsychosocial Health self-management Source Type: blogs
