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There Seems To Be Something Pretty Odd Happening With Medical Director.
It has really been a busy week news wise for Medical Director, who provide one of the major GP practice management systems in the country.First we had a press release saying that the company was part of a winning tender in the UK and as a result were moving into the UK market.MEDIA RELEASE Monday 21st October 2019Medicaldirector Launching In Uk Healthcare Market After NHSs Digital Contract AwardLeading healthcare software company MedicalDirector, has today announced its upcoming entry in the United Kingdom (UK) after being notified by the technology unit of the UK ’s national healthcare provider, the National Health Serv...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 26, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs

A call to action: We need the right incentives to guide ethical innovation in neurotech and healthcare
_______________ Ana Maiques, CEO and founder of neurotech company Neuroelectrics, writes up a compelling case in her recent article, summarized thus: “I strongly believe that Neurotech entrepreneurs can not afford not to be involved in neuroethics. It is simply not an option anymore.” I share that belief and would like to take it one step further: “I strongly believe that healthcare practitioners, researchers, executives and regulators can not afford not to be involved in neuroethics. It is simply not an option anymore.” Having spent 10+ years tracking and analyzing the growing industry of digital brain/ mental hea...
Source: SharpBrains - October 24, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Alvaro Fernandez Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Health & Wellness Technology Brain-health digital biomarkers digital therapeutics Mental-Health Neuroelectrics Neuroethics neurological monitoring neurotechnologies Source Type: blogs

$2 Trillion+ in New Taxes for Single Payer, or $50 Billion to Strengthen ObamaCare? Next Question, Please
By BOB HERTZ It is not wise for Democrats to spend all their energy debating Single Payer health care solutions. None of their single player plans has much chance to pass in 2020, especially under the limited reconciliation process. In the words of Ezra Klein, “If Democrats don’t have a plan for the filibuster, they don’t really have a plan for ambitious health care reform.” Yet while we debate Single Payer – or, even if it somehow passed, wait for it to be installed — millions of persons are still hurting under our current system. We can help these people now! Here are six practical ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - October 23, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Health Policy Medicare Obamacare Politics Affordable Care Act American healthcare Bob Hertz Medicare For All Single payer US Health Care System Source Type: blogs

Trial By Error: Bristol ’ s Report Due Soon; Slides from My Oxford Talk
By David Tuller, DrPH A day of reckoning could be coming for Bristol University and Professor Esther Crawley, the ethically challenged pediatrician whose work has come under official scrutiny (that is, under scrutiny from people with greater authority than me) on multiple fronts. According to the Health Research Authority, the National Health Service unit that […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - October 21, 2019 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs

Trial By Error: Bristol ’ s Report Due Soon; My Oxford Talk
By David Tuller, DrPH A day of reckoning could be coming for Bristol University and Professor Esther Crawley, the ethically challenged pediatrician whose work has come under official scrutiny (that is, under scrutiny from people with greater authority than me) on multiple fronts. According to the Health Research Authority, the National Health Service unit that […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - October 21, 2019 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: David Tuller ME/CFS Source Type: blogs

BrainCheck raises $8 million to digitize cognitive/ neuropsychological assessments and better serve the aging population
_______________ This startup just raised $8 million to help busy doctors assess the cognitive health of 50 million seniors (TechCrunch): “…startups increasingly recognize opportunities to cater to this aging population. Some are developing products to sell to individuals and their family members directly; others are coming up with ways to empower those who work directly with older Americans. BrainCheck, a 20-person, Houston-based startup whose cognitive healthcare product aims to help physicians assess and track the mental health of their patients, is among the latter. Investors like what it has put together, too. Toda...
Source: SharpBrains - October 17, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Health & Wellness Technology aging-population BrainCheck Clinical Psychology cognitive healthcare cognitive-health executive-function memory mental health NeoSensory neurologist Neuropsychology neuroscien Source Type: blogs

Bayer to support 11 digital health startups, 5 of which are developing behavioral/ cognitive/ mental health solutions
_______________ Bayer inks deals with eleven startups under G4A Digital Health Partnerships program (press release): “Bayer announced today that the company has signed collaboration agreements with eleven digital health startups. As part of the program, Bayer will support these startup companies aiming for longer-term collaborations to drive forward the development of specific digital solutions to improve patients’ health in the fields of cardiovascular diseases, oncology, ophthalmology, pulmonology, radiology as well as digital therapeutics.” Out of the eleven digital health startups, five are developing solutions d...
Source: SharpBrains - October 15, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Health & Wellness Professional Development Technology anxiety Bayer behavioral intervention cognitive-behavioral-therapy Cognitive-Training depression digital health digital therapeutics Litesprite mental h Source Type: blogs

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Applied Neuroscience and Neurotechnology
After a very busy month, it’s time now for SharpBrains e‑newsletter to summarize the latest initiatives, tools and ideas for lifelong brain health and mental fitness — and to share a few puzzles and illusions to tease your brain. ? A growing number of classrooms in China are equipped with artificial-intelligence cameras and brain-wave trackers. Video: Crystal Tai for The Wall Street Journal. New neuro-infused education and healthcare initiatives: China is harnessing brain-wave trackers and artificial-intelligence to raise better (and more compliant?) students Report calls for wide classroom-based adoption of ten bra...
Source: SharpBrains - September 30, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Brain Teasers Cognitive Neuroscience Education & Lifelong Learning Health & Wellness Professional Development Technology Apple Applied Neuroscience brain health brain teasers for adults Brain-Fitness CBT cognitive test Cognitive- Source Type: blogs

The National Health Service (NHS) in the UK considers adding a 5 ‑minute cognitive test to its annual health check-up
__________ Using AI assessment to tackle dementia in ultra-early stages (Digital Health): “Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease continue to increase and remain the leading cause of death in England and Wales, accounting for 12.8% of all deaths registered in 2018 … While there is no cure available, catching diseases like Alzheimer’s early on can help those living with the condition to slow its progression. Cognetivity Neurosciences, a Cambridge University spin-out based in London, has developed an artificial-intelligence (AI) powered test designed to detect cognitive decline in its ultra-early stages – potentially det...
Source: SharpBrains - September 18, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Health & Wellness Technology Alzheimer’s Disease artificial intelligence Cambridge University Cognetivity Neurosciences cognitive decline dementia diagnosis health check-up iPad NHS Source Type: blogs

Trial By Error: My Letter to Professor Chalder about the PRINCE Trial
By David Tuller, DrPH In its efforts to save money, the National Health Service has been expanding the program known as Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) by encouraging physicians to refer over all those with so-called “medically unexplained symptoms” (MUS). Under IAPT, the illness referred to as “chronic fatigue syndrome” falls into the MUS […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - September 16, 2019 Category: Virology Authors: David Tuller Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs

Digital Inclusion Is Getting More And More Air Time It Seems But It Is Not Yet Clear How The Problem Is To Be Solved.
This appeared last week:APO Digital Inclusion Collection brief: August 201922 Aug 2019Chris K. WilsonAPOCentre for Social Impact SwinburneDOI http://doi.org/10.25916/5d5b4a45be0d0DescriptionThis snapshot is inspired by the initiation of the Digital Health Literacy program being piloted for the Australian Digital Health Agency between July and December 2019. This program will deliver training to support people to improve their digital health literacy, including how to find quality, reliable information, as well as understanding how to use and manage their My Health Record.This snapshot examines the treatment of digital incl...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - August 27, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs

Pediatric Bookends, Part 1: Letter To The Secretary of NCDHHS Regarding Randolph Hospital
8/21/2019Mandy Cohen, M.D., MPH,Secretary, NC Department of Health and Human Services2001 Mail Service CenterRaleigh, N.C. 27699-2000Re: Randolph Hospital, Asheboro“I sat with my Anger long enough . . . until she told me her real name was Grief.”-UnknownDr. Cohen,A friend of a friend connected me to Sam Hedrick – who advised that if I composed a letter and e-mailed it to her, it would be put into the hands of the Secretary. This finished product is three weeks later than planned . . . because I briefly faltered . . . wondering (for good reason), “What IS the point?”. But I had to do MORE than ...
Source: Dr.J's HouseCalls - August 21, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs

Funding the National Health Service by Selling Access to Patient Data
In a recent note, I discussed the challenges facing theNational Health Service (NHS) in the deployment of IT across this huge health system (see:National Health Service a"Balkanized" Mess; Special Problems with IT). Now comes news that a former British politician is advocating the sale of NHS health data as a source of new revenue (see:A Former Science Minister Wants to Fund the NHS by Selling Access to Patient Data). Below is an excerpt from the article:Now, as...[NIH] finances face increasing pressure, [Paul] Drayson, a former U.K. science minister, is on a mission to help save the government-funded NHS by sell...
Source: Lab Soft News - August 20, 2019 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Cost of Healthcare Genomic Testing Healthcare Business Healthcare Innovations Hospital Financial Medical Consumerism Medical Ethics Medical Research Pharmaceutical Industry Public Health Source Type: blogs

National Health Service a " Balkanized " Mess; Special Problems with IT
For many years, the U.K. healthcare system, theNational Health Service (NHS), has been referred to in the U.S. as a prime example of the success of a national healthcare system. Here's a brief summary of the NHS from Wikipedia:The National Health Service (NHS) is the publicly funded national healthcare system for England and one of the four National Health Services for each constituent country of the United Kingdom.It is the largest single-payer healthcare system in the world. Primarily funded through the government funding and overseen by the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England provides healthcare to all...
Source: Lab Soft News - August 15, 2019 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Cost of Healthcare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Healthcare Information Technology Hospital Financial Public Health Source Type: blogs

Partnership with Amazon Alexa and NHS Further Deflates Privacy Protections
by Craig Klugman, Ph.D. Last week, Amazon announced a new partnership with the UK’s National Health Service(NHS). In this arrangement, when patients ask their Alexa personal digital assistant health questions, the answers will come from the NHS’s website. Instead of scrolling through pages of web results that include some good sources and some not-so-good-sources, people in the UK will find their answers coming from the nation’s health care provider. The project could be an important step in helping people with access needs.… (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - July 23, 2019 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Craig Klugman Tags: Decision making Education Featured Posts Privacy Social Justice Technology Alexa NHS Source Type: blogs