The Macro View – Health, Economics, and Politics and the Big Picture. What I Am Watching Here And Abroad.
August 25, 2022 Edition-----The big story this week has been the multiple PM story in Australia with ScoMo. What an amazing saga!In the UK there seems to be an impending collapse of the economy coming unless some-one takes some really smart steps real soon now.Relatively the US has seemed pretty calm this week – just waiting for an impending recession – along with China and Europe.Fair to say things globally are pretty messy!-----Major Issues.-----https://www.afr.com/markets/equity-markets/every-investing-trend-misfires-as-stock-bears-are-crushed-20220814-p5b9o2Every investing trend misfires as stock bears are crushedD...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - August 25, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Commentators and Journalists Weigh In On Digital Health And Related Privacy, Safety, Social Media And Security Matters. Lots Of Interesting Perspectives - August 23, 2022.
-----This weekly blog is to explore the news around the larger issues around Digital Health, data security, data privacy, AI / ML. technology, social media and related matters.I will also try to highlightADHA Propagandawhen I come upon it.Just so we keep count, the latest Notes from the ADHA Board were dated 6 December, 2018 and we have seen none since! It ’s pretty sad!Note: Appearance here is not to suggest I see any credibility or value in what follows. I will leave it to the reader to decide what is worthwhile and what is not! The point is to let people know what is being said / published that I have come upon.-----h...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - August 23, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Doctoring in the backwoods: challenges and rewards
I worked in rural Kentucky for 20 years, all of it in poverty clinics. I suspect I got to know my patients better than someone working in a specialty clinic in a big city. The challenges and rewards of doctoring are unique to each specialty. But these are the challenges and rewards I experienced in
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Doctoring in the backwoods: challenges and rewards originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 20, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Janet Tamaren, MD Tags: Physician Primary Care Source Type: blogs
Weekly Overseas Health IT Links –20th 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://www.digitalhealth.net/2022/08/ai-predictive-trial-staffordshire-hn-reduce-ae-admissions/AI predictive trial in Staffordshire reduces A&E admissions by 35%A trial which looked at how existing patient data could be used to predict those most likely to need hospital care has led to a 35% reduction on average in A&E attendances across Staffordshire.Jor...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - August 20, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Rural America is a Fertile Field for Digital Health
BY ERIC LARSEN and TOMMY IBRAHIM
Eric Larsen
Tommy Ibrahim
Our rural health care system has suffered badly during the COVID-19 pandemic. It entered the pandemic with severe structural weaknesses, including magnified health disparities and inequities, lower rates of vaccination in the general population, and high risk of rural hospital closures. Beginning with these challenges, rural providers have been harder hit by the pandemic than just about any other health care sector.
Juxtaposed against this struggle is the optimism for digital health – one of the few bright spots of the pandemic. We have witnessed ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - August 19, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy Public Health Basset Healthcare COVID-19 digital health Rural America Source Type: blogs
Using Data-Driven Fintech Tools to Tackle the Healthcare Affordability Crisis
The following is a guest article by Chiranjib Gupta, Chief Risk Officer at PayZen.
We are witnessing a healthcare affordability crisis in America. Reading the headlines, it doesn’t take long to encounter some horror story of medical costs running rampant: an uninsured woman saddled with bills in the tens of thousands for a complicated birth, a life-saving medication costing a patient hundreds of dollars per vial, the list goes on.
The issues facing the healthcare system at large can seem insurmountable at times, which is why it’s important to focus on areas where we can make a difference in ways that make sense for eve...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 18, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: AI/Machine Learning Ambulatory Communication and Patient Experience Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Revenue Cycle Management Chiranjib Gupta Healthcare Affordability Healthcare Costs Medical Debt PayZen PayZen Care Card Risi Source Type: blogs
Alaska ’s Promising Voting Experiment
Walter OlsonAlaskans will go to the polls today to cast votes using an innovative electoral format that deserves notice and perhaps emulation in other states. It employs a two ‐stage process in which the first stage — an all‐party combined primary to winnow the field down to four candidates — is followed up by a general election employing ranked ‐choice voting (RCV).The second stage in the process, RCV, is already at least somewhat familiar to many readers given earlier discussionshere and elsewhere. (Here ’s a FAQ from the Alaska Elections Division on how it will work in the Last Fronti...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - August 16, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Walter Olson Source Type: blogs
Weekly Australian Health IT Links – 15 August, 2022.
Here are a few I have come across the last week or so. Note: Each link is followed by a title and a 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.General Comment-----Interesting to see ongoing funding for the #myHR announced to help Accenture keep is all going. Not sure why?Lots of NBN news with the Annual Report released.-----https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/ransomware-attacks-on-the-rise-report.htmlThursday, 11 August 2022 15:33Ransomware attacks on the rise: reportBy Staff Write...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - August 15, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Poignant moments in History of cardiology : James Mackenzie ’ s dying heart !
1908, Going back on the time machine, more than 100 years ago, world war I was all set to begin, and the great Titanic was being built in the Belfast shipyard. A parallel histroy is being created in cardiology.
This is a brief story of Dr. James Mackenzie, a general practitioner from a remote Scottish village who ended up with the title of the father of British cardiology. Dr. Harvey might have invented circulation, but it was Mackenzie who taught the science of arterial pulse and wrote a classic on the topic to the new medical world. He was able to decode the secrets of the jugular venous pulse as well and diagnosed va...
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - August 14, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: dr s venkatesan Tags: history of cardiology Uncategorized Dr James Mackenzie father of british cardiology land mark article in cardiology wisdom papers in cardiology Source Type: blogs
Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 13th 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://ehrintelligence.com/news/va-appoints-functional-champion-for-ehr-modernization-programVA Appoints Functional Champion for EHR Modernization ProgramThe new functional champion appointment will assist the VA EHR Modernization program as it struggles with implementation delays and cost overruns, the VA stated.BySarai RodriguezAugust 05, 2022 - The Depart...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - August 13, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Weekly Australian Health IT Links – 8 August, 2022.
Here are a few I have come across the last week or so. Note: Each link is followed by a title and a 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.General Comment-----Really just a lot of bits and pieces this week. Not a great deal of inspirational stuff!Sadly we see lots of spurious emissions from the ADHA wanting to tell people living at the extremities of Australia how to tweak the privacy settings of the #myHR that they don ’t care about. Staggering that this is all we hear from such an a...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - August 8, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Weekly Roundup – August 6, 2022
Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week.
The Role of Joy in the Lives of Healthcare Workers. Far too many healthcare professionals no longer experience the joy of practicing medicine. Dr. Adrienne Boissy of Qualtrics talked to Colin about how – and why – healthcare leaders need to address teamwork, empathy and communication to rebuild a trusting relationship with workers and bring j...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 6, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup Source Type: blogs
Amazing Technologies Changing The Future Of Dermatology
Smart algorithms will soon diagnose skin cancer, dermatologists consult patients online, and 3D printers will print out synthetic skin to fight tissue shortages. There is a lot going on in dermatology, and medical professionals should prepare in time for the technological changes before they start swiping through the specialty. Let’s start by familiarising ourselves with the most amazing technologies changing the future of dermatology!
Skin cancer is too common
According to statistics from the WHO, currently, some 1.5 million non-melanoma skin cancers and 325,000 melanoma skin cancers occur globally each year. Data...
Source: The Medical Futurist - August 4, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Future of Medicine Telemedicine & Smartphones 3d printing AI artificial intelligence digital Healthcare Innovation nanotechnology Personalized medicine robotics wearables GC1 dermatology Source Type: blogs
The Macro View – Health, Economics, and Politics and the Big Picture. What I Am Watching Here And Abroad.
August 04, 2022 Edition-----The war seems to grind on sadly and Pres. Biden is having a second round with COVID as unprecedented weather happens all over the US. It all feels rather like ‘the end of days’!In the UK we see an increasing chance of a third female PM being elected as the country seems to be struggling. We do need to remember however the UK remains a significant power with nuclear weapons and home-grown nuclear submarines!In OZ we have had last week working out how to progress the First Nations ‘Voice’ as we wrap up the 1st session of Parliament for the new Government. Comments welcome on how you think ...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - August 4, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Jenny Schneider on Homeward ’ s $50M Series B, 30K-Patient Partnership with Priority Health
By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH
Just FIVE MONTHS after launch, rural health startup Homeward is proving its potential for growth with MORE funding – today announcing its $50 million Series B (that’s $70 million total for the folks keeping score at home) – AND a huge 30,000-patient partnership with Priority Health. Co-founder & CEO Dr. Jennifer Schneider is here to breakdown both bits of news and give us some context about what they indicate about the rural healthcare market.
There are a couple surprising facts in this one that add up to why investors like ARCH Venture Partners and Human Capital (co-leads), ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - August 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health Tech Health Technology Jessica DaMassa WTF Health Homeward Health Jenny Schneider Jess DaMassa rural health Source Type: blogs
