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Research and Reviews in the Fastlane 049
This study found that women with higher BMI (> 25) were at an increased risk for medication failure (OR 3.60). The authors recommend that women with higher BMIs should be offered copper IUDs (not realistic in most EDs). Alternatively, some agents are more effective and may be viable options. Recommended by: Anand Swaminathan The R&R iconoclastic sneak peek icon key The list of contributors The R&R ARCHIVE R&R Hall of famer You simply MUST READ this! R&R Hot stuff! Everyone’s going to be talking about this R&R Landmark paper A paper that made a difference R&R Game Changer...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - September 22, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Anand Swaminathan Tags: Alternative Medicine Cardiology Education Emergency Medicine Infectious Disease Obstetrics / Gynecology Pre-hospital / Retrieval Resuscitation critical care Intensive Care literature R&R in the FASTLANE recommendations Research a Source Type: blogs

Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 30th July2022.
Here are a few I came across last week.Note: Each link is followed by a title and few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment-----https://ehrintelligence.com/news/internal-email-outlines-changes-to-oracle-cerner-ehr-business-unitInternal Email Outlines Changes to Oracle Cerner EHR Business UnitUpon its acquisition, the Cerner EHR business is now called Oracle Health, one of Oracle ’s global industry units (GIUs).ByHannah NelsonJuly 22, 2022 - An internal email from an Oracle executive...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - July 30, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs

The Top Digital Health Stories In 2019
This article has been curated to share our favourite stories from 2019, shared as a month-by-month basis so that you can get it all into focus! January Source: www.mashable.com We kickstarted the year by covering one of the most exciting events in tech, the Consumer Electronics Show or CES. From A.I.-powered hearing aids to a blood pressure monitor that can track ECGs and doubles as a digital stethoscope to a speaking toilet, we had our fair share of excitement and… surprise at last year’s event! Speaking of A.I., we also highlighted the AMA’s efforts in helping physicians understand A.I. better later th...
Source: The Medical Futurist - January 1, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Prans Tags: Future of Medicine digital health Healthcare technology digital health technologies Source Type: blogs

Vital Signs: A Call To Action On Core Metrics
This report provides an important road map for aligning the measures that we use with the population- and systems-based approaches that characterize the health care system today. States have particular opportunity for leveraging the results of this report, as almost every aspect of health care involves state decision making in some way — from payment and contracting to medical education and staffing. I believe that states will be able to use this report to good ends. Part of what makes this report powerful is its emphasis on parsimony and on comparability in measurement. These factors are particularly important for b...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - January 11, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Georges Benjamin, Dan Crippen, Paul Jarris, Jim Madara and Richard Umbdenstock Tags: Costs and Spending Featured Health Professionals Hospitals Organization and Delivery Population Health Public Health Quality Institute of Medicine performance measures quality performance measures Vital Signs Source Type: blogs

Can Health Sensors Help Prevent A Coronavirus Infection?
It has almost become a meme to state that your smartphone is more powerful than the computer aboard Apollo 11 that helped men land on the Moon. In fact, your phone probably boasts over 100,000 times the processing power of that computer. Now, even laptop chargers claim to be more powerful than Apollo 11’s computer… The computer in your pocket or on your wall socket will not land you on the Moon any time soon, but these comparisons do help put technological progress into perspective. Considering that an Apple Watch can detect life-threatening conditions like atrial fibrillation, while a Fitbit could detect a woma...
Source: The Medical Futurist - April 16, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Prans Tags: Health Sensors & Trackers digital health sensors coronavirus covid covid19 Source Type: blogs

Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 29th October, 2022.
This report presents CDC findings on telehealth use trends in 2021. It includes data from the National Health Interview Survey, a nationally representative household survey conducted throughout the year by the National Center for Health Statistics. -----https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-10-13/women-older-adults-more-likely-to-use-telemedicine-in-2021Who Used Telemedicine in 2021?New data shows which groups have been most likely to use a health care option popular during the pandemic.By Christopher WolfOct. 13, 2022, at 12:01 a.m.More than 1 in 3 adults used telemedicine in the past year in 2021, ac...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 29, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs

Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 6th August 2022.
Here are a few I came across last week.Note: Each link is followed by a title and few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment-----https://mhealthintelligence.com/news/telehealth-bolsters-maternal-care-outcomes-patient-satisfactionTelehealth Bolsters Maternal Care Outcomes, Patient SatisfactionNew research shows that implementing telehealth, either in place of or as a supplement to in-person care, led to good clinical outcomes and high patient satisfaction in maternal care.ByMark MelchionnaJu...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - August 6, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs

Weekly Overseas Health IT Links –3rd September, 2022.
Here are a few I came across last week.Note: Each link is followed by a title and few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment-----https://healthitanalytics.com/news/machine-learning-tools-predict-post-op-complications-surgery-durationMachine-Learning Tools Predict Post-Op Complications, Surgery DurationResearchers from Washington University in St. Louis have developed machine-learning tools that can predict post-operative complications and surgery duration using perioperative data.ByShania K...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - September 3, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs

Health Affairs ’ April Issue: Maternity Coverage, Children, Disability & More
This study is the first of Health Affairs’ new series, The Practice Of Medicine, which explores the broad practice environment and how features of that environment affect practitioners. The series is supported by the Physicians Foundation. DATAWATCH:  Seat-belt noncompliance still a problem in most US counties Seat-belts have proven to significantly reduce harm from motor vehicle crashes, and the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Healthy People 2020 initiative includes the goal of 92 percent or greater seat-belt compliance for front-seat occupants. Jacob Sunshine and coauthors of the University of Washington...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - April 3, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Health Affairs Tags: Elsewhere@ Health Affairs Health Affairs journal Source Type: blogs

Kathy Greenlee ’s Reflections on Paths to Person-Centered Planning
Challenging Us to See the Whole Person at All Stages of LifeKathy Greenlee, VP for Aging and Health PolicyThe Center for Practical Bioethics hosted the Joan Berkeley symposium on Thursday, April 6. The title for the day was “Paths to Person-Centered Planning.” In planning the event, my objective was to focus on tools and techniques grounded in a disability policy perspective that could benefit healthcare professionals and bioethicists. The day brought articulate and engaged speakers, raised new questions, introduced different language, and ultimately affirmed the strength of a multi-disciplinary approach t...
Source: blog.bioethics.net - April 18, 2017 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Practical Bioethics Tags: Health Care bioethics chronic pain healthcare decisions Opioid Epidemic Paths to Person-Centered Planning syndicated Source Type: blogs

What Would Newt Do? Making Value-Based Care Victorious
By MICHAEL MILLENSON Health care’s much-trumpeted transition “from volume to value” care remains more tepid than transformational, according to a new study. Looking at 22 health systems nationwide, RAND researchers found that compensation continues to be “dominated by volume-based incentives designed to maximize health systems revenue.” Although confusing payment schemes bear part of the blame, there are deeper problems that appeared in sharp relief when I chanced upon a long-ago PowerPoint from a prominent political strategist and early advocate of “data-driven reimbursement.”  I refer, of cour...
Source: The Health Care Blog - February 21, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy Public Health HITCH act Michael Millenson Newt Gingrich Source Type: blogs