What is Going on at MLA?
If you haven’t had a chance to check out MLA’s new blog, Full Speed Ahead, then you are missing out on all the latest changes that will be happening within MLA as we move into the future.
In the post, MLA’s Culture Revolution, Linda Walton describes how the MLA has board and staff have spent the past month dreaming big and thinking about what’s possible for the organization. We are looking at the organization as a whole to determine what we are currently doing, what we should be doing and what we shouldn’t be doing. MLA was founded in 1898, it’s time to take a closer look at how our pro...
Source: The Krafty Librarian - March 12, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: KraftyLibrarian Tags: Behind the Scenes MLA Events/News Source Type: blogs
Where Is HITECH’s $35 Billion Dollar Investment Going?
On April 16, 2013, we released “REBOOT: Re-examining the Strategies Needed to Successfully Adopt Health IT,” outlining concerns with implementation of the Health Information Technology and Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. Specifically, we asked: What have the American people gotten for their $35 billion dollar investment?
Two years after releasing the white paper, and six years since enactment of the HITECH Act, the question remains. There is inconclusive evidence that the program has achieved its goals of increasing efficiency, reducing costs, and improving the quality of care.
We have been candid about the ...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - March 4, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Sen. John Thune, Sen. Lamar Alexander, Sen. Pat Roberts, Sen. Richard Burr, and Sen. Mike Enzi Tags: All Categories Big Data Connected Health Health IT Health Reform Hospitals Physicians Technology Source Type: blogs
Behind MLA Scenes: Updates
MLA Committees:
Once MLA members have applied to be on a committee, MLA sends the President elect the giant committee wish list. It is a grid like sheet listing every committee and the members’ first, second and third choice. It also has the committee chairs’ first, second and third choice for members on their committee. So the President elect looks at this entire thing and assigns people to committees based on their requests AND that of the committee chairs. As Mark Funk said, it is kind of like “NFL draft done by one person trying to make teams, coaches, and players all happy.”
I just got done ass...
Source: The Krafty Librarian - February 20, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: KraftyLibrarian Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Funds Support Deaf Artists and Artists with Disabilities
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New Video Featuring Deaf Artists and Artists with Disabilities
Toronto, February 6, 2015 – The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) has established resources for Deaf artists and artists with disabilities.
OAC’s new strategic plan, Vital Arts and Public Value, identifies Deaf artists and artists with disabilities as a new priority group. A number of initiatives have been established to support this group.
Support for costs to prepare applications
OAC will provide up to $500 per individual in one fiscal year towards the costs of accessibility services [e.g. ...
Source: The Autism Acceptance Project - February 17, 2015 Category: Child Development Authors: TAAP Admin Tags: News Source Type: blogs
EMA Journal February 2015
Issue 1 (Vol. 27) of EMA Journal for 2015 was published online on 27th January. Editorial overview by Andrew Gosbell & Geoff HughesA Beginners Guide to Medical Social Media and FOAM (#FOAMed)All you need to know to access online medical education resources and get started with social media is explained by Weingart and Thoma in this video using the conceptual framework of a hierarchy of needs. Predicting the numbers – ED presentations time-series analysis (Abstract)Accurate forecasting of the magnitude of future health services demand, particularly for EDs where overcrowding is indi...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - February 6, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Mike Cadogan Tags: Clinical Research EMA Journal LITFL Source Type: blogs
The Spoils Of War
There was once a kind and merciful General. His joy of the study of war could only be matched by his love for the soldiers who trained dutifully beneath him. Day in and day out, he could be seen in the barracks beside his men. He was both dogged and forgiving, relentless but affable. His mind was laser sharp, and his physical agility could match that of any of his much younger recruits.He was a nationalist. More willing to devote his life to the calling of country than to risk those of the young people who gathered around him. So his attention to detail was incessant, his expectations fo...
Source: In My Humble Opinion - February 2, 2015 Category: Primary Care Authors: Jordan Grumet Source Type: blogs
Judith Greenberg Named Deputy Director of NIGMS
I’m delighted to tell you that Judith Greenberg is NIGMS’ new deputy director.
Judith has been a vital member of the NIGMS leadership team for many years, including serving as acting director for two extended periods, as acting deputy director since shortly after I arrived and as director of our Division of Genetics and Developmental Biology since 1988. Her many significant contributions have included leading the development of two strategic plans, spearheading the establishment of important new policies and streamlining a number of internal processes.
Judith has a long record of outstanding leadership ...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - January 23, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Monique Hall Tags: Director’s Messages Job Announcements News Source Type: blogs
5 tips for future physician leaders
Our health care system needs more physician leaders. Physician-led accountable care organizations have been shown to improve the quality of patient care while reducing overall costs. Physicians, by their nature, tend to be goal-oriented, have the ability to gather and assimilate evidence, and make difficult decisions, but these traits do not always translate naturally into leadership skills. We are trained to make a diagnosis and map out a treatment plan in medical school and residency, but the typical curriculum does not include developing staff, leading teams or strategic planning. One option to learn these skills is to ...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 18, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Edward R. Mariano, MD Tags: Physician Primary care Source Type: blogs
The Nurse's Magic Wand
Since the beginning of this new year, I've been asking some of my colleagues and clients about what's next for them in 2015, and beyond. I ask them in the context of my contention that, if the profession of nursing and the healthcare industry is your professional oyster, how will you find your pearls?Taking this line of thought further, what would you do if you had a magic wand, and you could create whatever nursing career you could imagine? What would it look like? Don't worry about how you would do it; this is solely about dreaming big. What's your pleasure?Nurse Keith's magic wand A Bold Vision of a Nursing Care...
Source: Digital Doorway - January 18, 2015 Category: Nurses Tags: career nurse nurse careers nurses nursing nursing careers Source Type: blogs
Assessment of NHS foundation trusts’ 5-year strategic plans
Monitor - This document summarises NHS trusts' 5-year strategic plans as part of Monitor's planning round for 2014-15.
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Monitor news (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - January 13, 2015 Category: UK Health Authors: The King's Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Commissioning Source Type: blogs
Looking Forward in 2015
As an eternal optimist, I always look forward to the year ahead and forget the bruises of the year that has passed.What innovations can we expect in 2015?In previous posts, I’ve discussed the emergence of FHIR to support standardized query/response APIs for EHRs. I’ve discussed the “post EHR era” and the rise of new workflow tools. I’ve emphasized the importance of social, mobile, analytics and cloud.How is all of this going to come together in 2015? Let me illustrate three examples from recent discussions with industry leaders.1. Radiology Clinical Decision Support - The 2014 ...
Source: Life as a Healthcare CIO - January 7, 2015 Category: Technology Consultants Source Type: blogs
An unexpected benefit of inactivated poliovirus vaccine
This study shows that a dose of IPV is more effective than OPV at boosting intestinal immunity in children who have previously been immunized with OPV. Both IPV and OPV should be used together in the polio eradication program. WHO therefore recommends the following vaccine regimens:
In all countries using OPV only, at least 1 dose of type 2 IPV should be added to the schedule.
In polio-endemic countries and in countries with a high risk for wild poliovirus importation and spread: one OPV birth dose, followed by 3 OPV and at least 1 IPV doses.
In countries with high immunization coverage (90-95%) and low wild poliovirus i...
Source: virology blog - January 6, 2015 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Basic virology Information Albert Sabin eradication humoral immunity inactivated poliovirus vaccine IPV jonas salk mucosal immunity OPV oral poliovirus vaccine poliomyelitis vaccine associated paralytic polio vaccine-derived poli Source Type: blogs
Health IT will radically transform medicine. Is it for the better?
It is a heart pounding, head spinning, edge of your seat page-turner; the sort of rare saga that takes your breath away as it changes you, forever. It hints at a radically different future, a completely new world a few years away, which will disrupt the lives of every man, woman, and child. Available now, from the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), Office of the Secretary, United States Department of Health and Human Services, is finally, without further ado: the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 2015 – 2020.
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Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage ...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 5, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: James C. Salwitz, MD Tags: Tech Health IT Primary care Source Type: blogs
Making local health economies work better for patients
This report summarises the findings of NHS England, Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority’s joint project to support 11 local health economies to develop clinically and financially sustainable 5-year strategic plans.
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Monitor news (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - December 24, 2014 Category: UK Health Authors: The King's Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Commissioning NHS finances and productivity Source Type: blogs
FDA's Strategic Priorities: 2014 - 2018
In an effort by FDA to project its future areas of focus, the agency has put forth a strategic priorities document for 2014 through 2018. The document outlines FDA’s five strategic priorities—regulatory science, globalization, safety and quality, smart regulation, and stewardship—and establishes the agency’s core goals and objectives.
In a related blog post, FDA Commissioner Hamburg points out the agency’s increased roles and responsibilities. Numerous pieces of legislation illustrate her point, including the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009, the Patient Protection and Affordable ...
Source: Policy and Medicine - December 23, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: Thomas Sullivan Source Type: blogs
