Give Us Your Input on NIGMS Strategic Planning
In my first post as NIGMS director, I discussed the need to develop a new strategic plan to guide our efforts to ensure that we invest taxpayer money as efficiently and effectively as possible.
Since the publication of our previous strategic plan, the Institute has gone through some major programmatic, organizational and staffing changes. We’ve worked to rebalance our portfolio and bolster our commitment to investigator-initiated research.
To begin the new strategic planning process, we formed a steering committee and the following subcommittees:
Research Funding Policies and Mechanisms
Training, Education...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - September 10, 2014 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Srivalli Subbaramaiah Tags: Director’s Messages Requests for Information Source Type: blogs
Just Announced: 15 Disruptive Women to Watch in 2015
Disruptive Women in Health Care, an award-winning digital platform spotlighting women whose achievements and provocative ideas are advancing health care progress, today announced its annual “Disruptive Women to Watch” list for 2015, a roster that includes U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, television personality and activist Maria Shriver and Baroness Martha Lane Fox, tech entrepreneur and Member, House of Lords, in addition to a dozen other remarkable women.
“This year’s selections truly reflect the profound changes taking place in and around health care,” said Disruptive Women founder Robin Strongi...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - September 3, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Strategic Planning for Pathology; the Pathology Informatics Summit as a Venue?
In a recent note, I suggested that pathology and pathologists were not spending sufficient time and resources addressing strategic issues in the field (see: It's Time for More Formal Strategic Planning Efforts in Pathology). Shortly thereafter, I encountered an article in the Journal of Pathology Informatics by Lewis A. Hassell and Elizabeth A. Wagar in which they presented "twenty forward looking questions" for pathology (see: Twenty (forward looking) questions). "Forward looking questions" is another way of describing strategic questions. I present below eight of the most interesting questio...
Source: Lab Soft News - August 11, 2014 Category: Pathologists Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Clinical Lab Industry News Clinical Lab Testing Healthcare Delivery Information Technology Laboratory Industry Trends LIS Definitions and Strategy Medical Education Pathology Informatics Radiology Source Type: blogs
Military Cyberwarriors Destroyed by Teams of Reservists in War Games Exercise
Think about the following question. Which of its major functions is our federal government least able to perform? Developing and managing computer systems is certainly a candidate for the list (see: The Health Insurance Marketplace: A Case Study of Incompetence; Why the Military and the VA Healthcare Systems Are Not Amenable to Change). However, many pundits prophesy that the next major global conflict will have a cyberwar component. What are our chances of success in such conflicts with the military contributing its expertise? Here a story that will provide some insight into the size of our cyberwar problem (see: In...
Source: Lab Soft News - August 6, 2014 Category: Pathologists Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Information Technology Source Type: blogs
Until, a Short Film from the Wellcome Trust
The Wellcome Trust is a biomedical research foundation of some size and influence. A fellow from their publicity group recently pointed me to a short film published by their house magazine, Mosaic. To my eyes the noteworthy item here is not the film in and of itself, nor the fact that the Trust has aging and longevity on its agenda, but rather that this organization, which is far and away large enough to be very sober and conservative, is comfortable publishing serious discussions of radical life extension and the prospects for unlimited life spans achieved through future advances in medical science.
If you're interested ...
Source: Fight Aging! - August 6, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Healthy Life Extension Community Source Type: blogs
CBI’s Medical Education and Grants Breakthrough Summit
On September 9-10, hear from influential industry leaders across the medical education community at CBI’s Twelfth Independent Annual Medical Education and Grants Breakthrough Summit. The two-day interactive summit allows stakeholders the opportunity to share strategies for operating in a shifting healthcare system and discuss innovative approaches for healthcare education models that engage patients, improve quality, and yield measurable outcomes.
The summit will focus on a number of important areas, with a focus on cultivating innovation in grant models and educational designs:
The evolution of patient-centric educatio...
Source: Policy and Medicine - August 6, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: Thomas Sullivan Source Type: blogs
Healthwatch England strategy 2014-16
Healthwatch England - This is the first strategic plan for Healthwatch England and sets out how, by working together, the Healthwatch network will truly champion the interests of those who use health and social care services. The accompanying business plan outlines what Healthwatch will be working on from April 2014 to March 2015.
Strategy
Business plan
Healthwatch England (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - August 1, 2014 Category: UK Health Authors: The King's Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Patient involvement, experience and feedback Source Type: blogs
It's Time for More Formal Strategic Planning Efforts in Pathology
This article is a revealing compendium about what the future holds for radiology. A number of topics are addressed in the proceedings including molecular imaging, diagnostic algorithms, information technology in radiology, integrated diagnostics, and health information exchanges. Here's a passage from the article describing population imaging:
Population imaging employs computational radiology techniques such as unstructured and structured data mining, image segmentation, and statistical modeling to map and summarise imaging features from large image databases and thus extract meaningful imaging biomarkers. The biomark...
Source: Lab Soft News - July 28, 2014 Category: Pathologists Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Digital Imaging in Pathology Hospitals and Healthcare Delivery Information Technology Laboratory Industry Trends LIS Definitions and Strategy Medical Research Pathology Informatics Source Type: blogs
Health IT Innovation Begins Locally
Tue, 7/22/2014 - 4:58pmChad Johnson0 Comments var addthis_config = {ui_click: true,data_track_clickback: true,data_ga_social: true,data_ga_property: UA-317164-6}; Is innovation possible in health IT? This is a common question that is aimed directly at the enormous size of the healthcare industry in the U.S. and the costs associated with enterprise software. Many feel that in a large industry with human lives in the balance real innovation is impossible because the bureaucracy is designed to prevent risk-taking behavior and maintain the status quo.
To illustrate the scope: in 2011, according to numbers ...
Source: NeoTool Healthcare IT Blog - July 22, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: chad.johnson at corepointhealth.com Source Type: blogs
Elder Justice Roadmap Project identifies elder abuse and calls for action
Supported by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Elder Justice Roadmap was developed by harnessing the expertise of hundreds of public and private stakeholders from across the country and by gathering their input. The goal of these expert summits was to identify the most critical priorities and concrete opportunities for greater public and private investment and engagement in elder abuse issues. The Elder Justice Roadmap reflects the knowledge and perspectives of these experts in the field and will be considered by the Elder Justice Coordinating Council and others in...
Source: BHIC - July 11, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Naomi Gonzales Tags: Public Health Senior Source Type: blogs
Canadian Autism Dad Says Thank You Florida Rep. Bill Posey
In Canada we could use more federal politicians speaking honestly and accurately, as Florida Rep Bill Posey has done in the US, about Canada's autism crisis including the realities facing those with severe autism disorders and their families. Here in Canada we have seen very little national leadership in addressing Canada's autism crisis. Particularly during the Stephen Harper - Mike Lake era the federal government has expressly refused to engage in any meaningful way in addressing Canada's autism issues. In Canada we have relied heavily on American leaders...
Source: Facing Autism in New Brunswick - June 14, 2014 Category: Autism Authors: H L Doherty Source Type: blogs
Interoperability Success Story: Anne Arundel Medical Center
Wed, 5/7/2014 - 9:46amChad Johnson0 Comments var addthis_config = {ui_click: true,data_track_clickback: true,data_ga_social: true,data_ga_property: UA-317164-6}; In this Interoperability Success story featuring Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC), we’ll highlight how the organization successfully connected the hospital’s main Epic system to the athenahealth system shared by their 49 separate, affiliated ambulatory physician offices.
Creating a connected health system directly supports AAMC’s strategic plan, titled AAMC’s Vision 2020, which includes building a “System of Care” where the local...
Source: NeoTool Healthcare IT Blog - May 7, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: chad.johnson at corepointhealth.com Source Type: blogs
Work with the Flow of Life for Business Success
There is one secret to abundant business prosperity that only a handful of successful companies throughout the world seem to know. It is this: Human beings are hardwired to be social, interconnected beings. Enduring success in business depends entirely on working with the flow of human life rather than against it.
Too many corporations operate from a fundamental and deep-seated fear of lack, which turns them into forceful, resource-grabbing militaristic machines that leave workers deeply disconnected and discontented.
From this mindset arises rampant bullying, high turnover, absenteeism, a disengaged workforce and ultimat...
Source: World of Psychology - March 24, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Sophie Henshaw, DPsych Tags: Brain and Behavior General Happiness Industrial and Workplace Mental Health and Wellness Psychology Stress Success & Achievement Boss Business Success employee happiness employer flow satisfaction at work work happiness worki Source Type: blogs
GAO Says Defense, VA Shouldn’t Have Separate EMRs
The GAO isn’t satisfied with plans the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs has submitted claiming that separate EMRs will be more affordable and quicker than their original joint plans.
The two agencies had claimed that implementing separate, interoperable EMR systems would be a better choice than developing a joint EMR usable by both agencies. But the GAO says the two have not substantiated their claims that the separate EMRs would save money and time.
The GAO report comes after years of wrangling over how to create a joint, integrated EHR. The two agencies have been discussing creating the joint project, ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 12, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Katherine Rourke Tags: EHR Electronic Health Record Electronic Medical Record EMR Healthcare Interoperability HealthCare IT DoD EHR GAO VA EHR Source Type: blogs
Tech in the pharmacy improves outcomes, med safety
by Steve Kessinger
"Optimizing patient outcomes through interdisciplinary medication management" is our pharmacy department's purpose. Let me elaborate on our recent transition to fulfill that objective.
The implementation of an electronic medical record (EMR) system has profoundly affected efforts to improve medication safety and advance pharmacy practice. Perhaps the most noteworthy endeavor has been the implementation of computerized physician order management (CPOM) functionality. Prior to this project, copies of hand-written medication orders were scanned to the pharmacy department for manual transcription into a p...
Source: hospital impact - March 2, 2014 Category: Health Managers Authors: Wendy Johnson Source Type: blogs
