Weight-management benchmarks not met in primary care of overweight Latino children
(Medica Research Institute) One of the first studies of provider-patient communication regarding weight-management and associated electronic medical records finds that many benchmarks of quality weight-management care are not met during primary-care visits with overweight Latino children. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 6, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Language Barrier May Keep Some Hispanics from Good Diabetes Care
Studies found poor doctor-patient communication hampered medication use, proper blood sugar control
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Diabetes Type 2, Health Disparities, Hispanic American Health (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - January 23, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Physician's near-death experience inspires campaign to boost more effective patient communication
A critical care medicine physician describes in candid detail about how her own near-death experience inspired an organizational campaign to help health professionals communicate more effectively and demonstrate more empathy to their patients. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - January 5, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Patient, Doctor, and the Data: Emergence of the Third Player
The conventional model of medicine had only two players. The doctor alone had access to all medical information and his encounter with the patient was the only way to obtain health-related information. The dawn of the information age led to a change in the dynamics in this relationship. A consumerist model of healthcare has emerged where doctors partner with patients in managing the patient’s illness. The advances in systems biology, big data and consumer health care electronics will add patient data as a new element to the patient-physician interface. In the next decade, individual patients will generate billions of da...
Source: Society for Participatory Medicine - December 6, 2016 Category: General Medicine Authors: Nanette Mattox Tags: Newsletter e-patient movement empowered patient Moral Injury participatory medicine Patient Participation Source Type: news
Patient, Doctor, and the Data: Emergence of the Third Player
Amith Vikramr
The conventional model of medicine had only two players. The doctor alone had access to all medical information and his encounter with the patient was the only way to obtain health-related information. The dawn of the information age led to a change in the dynamics in this relationship. A consumerist model of healthcare has emerged where doctors partner with patients in managing the patient’s illness. The advances in systems biology, big data and consumer health care electronics will add patient data as a new element to the patient-physician interface. In the next decade, individual patients will generate ...
Source: Society for Participatory Medicine - December 6, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Nanette Mattox Tags: Newsletter e-patient movement empowered patient Moral Injury participatory medicine Patient Participation Source Type: news
A Win for Patient Safety in the Electronic Era
Emergency medicine takes strides in developing a comprehensive reporting tool for EMR problems
We’ve written – in these pages and elsewhere – about the great potential of electronic health records to improve emergency care. That potential includes better access to past histories and medications, easier coordination among the care team, improved guideline adherence and evidence-based practice through intelligent decision support. And yet, as the country belatedly moves to adopt EHR, the potential for improved care has often remained just that – potential.
Even as a few decision support tools shine through and make a...
Source: EPMonthly.com - December 2, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Logan Plaster Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
MDMA May Soon Be Approved For Treatment-Resistant PTSD
A euphoria-inducing drug commonly known as ecstasy is one step closer to becoming a clinical tool in the battle against treatment-resistant post-traumatic stress disorder.
Plans to conduct phase three clinical trials on MDMA are moving ahead after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted permission on Wednesday, according to Brad Burge, a spokesman for Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies. The nonprofit group that studies therapy applications for psychedelic drugs and marijuana and will fund the new research.
Phase three clinical trials are the final stage necessary before the FDA approves the dr...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
MDMA May Soon Be Approved For Treatment-Resistant PTSD
A euphoria-inducing drug commonly known as ecstasy is one step closer to becoming a clinical tool in the battle against treatment-resistant post-traumatic stress disorder.
Plans to conduct phase three clinical trials on MDMA are moving ahead after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted permission on Wednesday, according to Brad Burge, a spokesman for Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies. The nonprofit group that studies therapy applications for psychedelic drugs and marijuana and will fund the new research.
Phase three clinical trials are the final stage necessary before the FDA approves the dr...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - December 1, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Ashfield attends expopharm, Europe ’s leading pharmacy trade fair
Ashfield attended the trade fair to present our service portfolio specifically for OTC (over-the-counter medicine) companies. This sector is evolving rapidly, not least because of the latest big mergers and joint ventures (e.g. Bayer and Steigerwald, GSK Consumer Health and Novartis Consumer Health). Targeting the right pharmacies and working with them efficiently and successfully is increasingly a key competitive advantage. We talked about how we can support this relationship, as well as promoting OTC products to doctors where their communication with patients is key to the decision-making.
During our discussions, four to...
Source: Ashfield Healthcare News - November 30, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Josee Leach Tags: Ashfield Source Type: news
A Win for Patient Safety in the Electronic Era
Emergency medicine takes strides in developing a comprehensive reporting tool for EMR problems
We’ve written – in these pages and elsewhere – about the great potential of electronic health records to improve emergency care. That potential includes better access to past histories and medications, easier coordination among the care team, improved guideline adherence and evidence-based practice through intelligent decision support. And yet, as the country belatedly moves to adopt EHR, the potential for improved care has often remained just that – potential.
Even as a few decision support tools shine through and...
Source: EPMonthly.com - November 21, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Logan Plaster Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
NexHealth raises $1.5M for appointment-booking app
New York City-based NexHealth, maker of an app-based appointment-booking and patient communication platform, has raised $1.5 million in seed funding in a round led by iSeed Ventures. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - November 14, 2016 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
New Innovations from Carestream Dental Enhance Workflow in the OMS Practice
LAS VEGAS—Carestream Dental’s newest intraoral scanner, the CS 3600, is designed with oral and maxillofacial surgeons in mind, with an implant-borne restorative workflow, fast scanning to save on chair time and an open system for easy sharing of files. The implant-borne restorative workflow of the CS 3600 is designed specifically for handling implant scanning, supported abutments and scan bodies. A dual scan mode allows the user to scan the same implant region of interest twice —once with the scan body in place and one without—to capture more precise data. Also, the scanner’s software allows for split-screen view...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - October 3, 2016 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
A Win for Patient Safety in the Electronic Era
Emergency medicine takes strides in developing a comprehensive reporting tool for EMR problems
We’ve written – in these pages and elsewhere – about the great potential of electronic health records to improve emergency care. That potential includes better access to past histories and medications, easier coordination among the care team, improved guideline adherence and evidence-based practice through intelligent decision support. And yet, as the country belatedly moves to adopt EHR, the potential for improved care has often remained just that – potential.
Even as a few decision support tools shine through and make a...
Source: EPMonthly.com - September 27, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Logan Plaster Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Researchers Look for Ways to Improve Communication Between Cancer Patients and Doctors
By Stacy SimonFrank, open discussions between cancer patients and their doctors is a key part of getting good care. Ideally, these discussions help patients make informed decisions by giving them a good understanding of what to expect from treatment and their chances for recovery (prognosis).But often, especially for patients who may be near the end of life, high quality conversations about quality of life, prognosis, and treatment choices happen either too late or not at all. And when they do happen, misunderstandings often occur that can lead patients to have unrealistic expectations and make treatment choices that they ...
Source: American Cancer Society :: News and Features - September 22, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Advanced Cancer Source Type: news
The Doctors' Company: Malpractice Claims Down
(MedPage Today) -- Communication with patients, diagnosis still problems (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - September 21, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news
