Sue Schade on the value of being your own health advocate
We have two little dogs. Pepe is a 10-year old Shih Tzu/poodle and Coco is an 8-year old Shih Tzu /Bichon. Pepe had been getting frailer and weaker throughout the Fall months.
We thought this might be her last year with us. But her blood work in November showed that she has a thyroid problem. She now gets a daily medication and has more energy and no longer sleeps most of the day. The name Pepe (as in peppy) is fitting her again. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - March 28, 2017 Category: Information Technology Tags: Patient Engagement Women In Health IT Source Type: blogs
Most Medicare patients haven't accessed their EHR information (yet)
The remedy is in better design. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Source: Healthcare IT News Blog - March 28, 2017 Category: Information Technology Tags: Electronic Health Records Patient Engagement Women In Health IT Source Type: blogs
The AMA Points Out Some Home Truths On What Is Needed From The National Digital Health Strategy.
This appeared last week.Don ’t-give-us-high-level-give-us-down-earth-ama-says17 Mar 2017The proposed national digital health strategy should be a simple, straightforward list of proposed projects and their benefits, rather than a high-level strategy document, Australia’s peak doctors’ body says.In its submission to the A ustralian Digital Health Agency (ADHA), the AMA says it has long advocated for a strategic plan for digital health.But it warns that clinicians must be involved in both the development of the proposed National Digital Health Strategy (NDHS) and its implementation, saying too many e-health projects a ...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - March 28, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David More MB PhD FACHI Source Type: blogs
“What’s the Fix?” Healthcare Conference
I recently learned about an exciting new conference called What’s the Fix? that’s been created by the good people at HEALTHSPARQ. I’ve never seen a conference that’s so focused on the patient voice. Plus, if you know Burt Rosen and his team, you know that they really care about helping to fix many of the issues that make healthcare suck.
This is a first year event, but I think the concept is really great and they have some great speakers lined up for it. Worth noting is that all of them but one are women (as of the writing of this post). More important is that each one has their own patient experien...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 27, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Healthcare HealthCare IT Healthcare Social Media Beth Lambert Dana Lewis Fixing Healthcare HealthSparq Madiha Saeed What's the Fix? WTFix Source Type: blogs
How Everyday Technology Can Improve Healthcare: An Interview With Samsung CMO Dr. David Rhew
If Apple Watch, a Google “smart contact lens”, and IBM Watson are any indication, the tech giants have a significant interest in healthcare. Samsung is no exception. As the largest consumer electronics company in the world, Samsung products touch nearly every aspect of our lives. So it’s no surprise that they’ve sought to make their mark in healthcare as well. Following the AdvaMed Digital MedTech Conference a few weeks ago, we had the opportunity to interview Dr. David Rhew, Chief Medical Officer at Samsung Electronics America and hear how the company’s smartphones, smartwatches, and even TV...
Source: Medgadget - March 27, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Scott Jung Tags: Exclusive Source Type: blogs
Weekly Australian Health IT Links – 27th March, 2017.
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 CommentA really quiet week until the Council of Australian Governments leapt in and decided we are all going to be given a myHR. Time will tell how that works out.-----https://ama.com.au/ausmed/national-e-health-strategy-%E2%80%93-don%E2%80%99t-give-us-high-level-give-us-down-earth-ama-saysDon ’t-give-us-high-level-give-us-down-earth-a...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - March 27, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David More MB PhD FACHI Source Type: blogs
AusHealthIT Poll Number 363 – Results – 26th March, 2017.
Here are the results of the poll.Innovation and Science Australia Chair Bill Ferris says the Health Department's myHR "can become a valuable resource for better service delivery, prognosis, diagnosis and the basis for a whole pile of new business applications, including precision medicine." (AFR Mar 16, 2017) Do You Agree?Yes - Its a great innovation 3% (6)
No - He's on the Kool Aide 84% (147)
I Have No Idea 13% (23)
Total votes: 176
I think it would be fair to say readers believe Mr Ferris should stick to talking about what he has expertise in.
A really great turnout of votes!
Again, many, many thanks to all those ...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - March 26, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David More MB PhD FACHI Source Type: blogs
Is It Possible To Really Believe Anything We Hear From Government Regarding The myHR? Are They Really Ignoring Their Own Legislation?
Towards the end of 2015 modified update legislation relating to the then PCHER was passed through the Commonwealth Parliament.This legislation was triggered in response to the earlier Royle Review of the PCEHR commissioned by Minister Dutton when the Abbott Government was elected.Here is a link that covers the outcome of that review from late 2014 – including a link to the actual report.http://aushealthit.blogspot.com.au/2014/08/article-draft-australian-e-health-finds.htmlThe summary of the 2015 legislative outcome is as follows.Re-booting ehealth PwC Australia Australia November 16 2015 In briefThe uptake of eHealth r...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - March 26, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David More MB PhD FACHI Source Type: blogs
Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 25th March, 2017.
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.-----http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/analytics/adventist-health-s-trigger-tool-uncovers-thousands-patient-harm-occurrencesAdventist Health ’s trigger tool uncovers thousands of additional harm occurrences by Evan Sweeney Mar 17, 2017 10:21am After several years of using manual methods to identify and track patient harm, a real-time alert system helped Adventi...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - March 25, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David More MB PhD FACHI Source Type: blogs
HAART 300 Aortic Annuloplasty Device Cleared by FDA to Repair Aortic Valves
BioStable Science & Engineering, a company based in Austin, Texas, won FDA clearance for its HAART 300 Aortic Annuloplasty Device. Having received the CE Mark clearance last year, the company has already begun distributing the device in a few specialty European centers. According to the firm, this is the first annuloplasty device for repair of the aortic valve that’s been made available to physicians.
Aortic regurgitation can occur when the aortic annulus is poorly shaped, not letting the valve’s leaflets come together properly. The HAART 300 device is used to reshape and stabilize the aortic annulus so th...
Source: Medgadget - March 24, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Editors Tags: Cardiac Surgery Cardiology Source Type: blogs
Cameras and Eyetrackers to Study How Kids With Cochlear Implants Learn
At the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center scientists are working on figuring out how young deaf kids adjust to their new cochlear implants and how they utilize the technology to study the world around them. While the devices liberate the hearing sense, children with cochlear implants are not as quick to learn new words as children with normal hearing.
The research team has setup a special play room that has a bunch of cameras that capture what’s going on from many angles. Within, a child and parent spend time at a table playing different games within which new objects are introduced. Both the child and par...
Source: Medgadget - March 24, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Editors Tags: Neurology Rehab Source Type: blogs
Nursing Informatics Pros Seeing Growing Salaries, Opportunities
Here’s something I missed in the explosion of news around HIMSS17. According to a recent study released late last month by the organization, nurse informaticists are largely well-paid and satisfied with their jobs.
According to the American Nurses Association, nurse informaticists have broad responsibilities, including integrating data and supporting provider and patient decision-making. The job description continues evolve with health IT trends, and may vary from one institution to the other,but their work usually involves a mix of nursing science, health records management and information technology solutions.
As the j...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 24, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: Anne Zieger Tags: EHR Electronic Health Record Electronic Medical Record EMR EMR Analyst EMR jobs Healthcare Healthcare Human Resources HealthCare IT Hospital EHR Hospitals Chief Nursing Information Officer CNIO HIMSS17 Nursing Informatics Nur Source Type: blogs
Heart Sleeve Helps Heart Pump Blood: Interview with Harvard ’s Ellen Roche
Heart failure is a very common clinical condition, afflicting millions of patients worldwide, and its prevalence is expected to further increase in the near future. Unfortunately, there are limited treatment options for advanced heart failure and the overall prognosis remains poor. Heart transplantation is considered to be the only definitive cure, but with a shortage of donors, it is unfeasible in many cases. Ventricular-assisted devices may be used as a bridge while waiting for transplantation, but are limited by the need for anti-coagulants and an increased rate of hemolysis.
Recently, an international team of scientist...
Source: Medgadget - March 24, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Udi Nussinovitch Tags: Cardiac Surgery Cardiology Exclusive Source Type: blogs
Solar-Powered Touch-Sensitive Electronic Skin for Next Generation Prosthetics
At the University of Glasgow in Scotland, researchers have developed a way of creating touch sensitive artificial skin that, as an added bonus, is also photovoltaic and therefore self-powered. This is a surprising development, as prosthetics typically consume a lot of energy and are always powered by an external source such as a battery. Besides helping to reduce the drain on the battery, self-powered components can help simplify the design of a system and make it more modular.
The achievement is made possible by building the pressure sensors so they only consume 20 nanowatts of electricity per square centimeter and the...
Source: Medgadget - March 24, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Editors Tags: Rehab Source Type: blogs
There Is Still A Way To Go To Get Full Engagement With The Populations Who Need E-Health.
This appeared during last week.Retired Australian ’s use of information technology: a preliminary studyJoanne Phythian, Julie Tucker, Tim Comber, Bruce Armstrong, Simon Pervan15 March 2014Source: International Technology Management ReviewDownload fileIn July 2010, Coffs Harbour, Australia was announced as one of fourteen National Broadband Network (NBN) second release sites and in February 2013, a number of households and businesses in Coffs Harbour had infrastructure installed to enable them to access the NBN (www.minister.dbcde.gov.au (link is external)).High speed internet and the new generation of internet-based...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - March 24, 2017 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David More MB PhD FACHI Source Type: blogs
