The Supreme Court Revisits Affirmative Action
Robert A. LevyIn the seminal 1978 Supreme Court case,Regents of the University of California v. Bakke,four justices held that racial quotas and set asides, implemented as part of an affirmative action program at the UC Medical School at Davis, violated the non-discrimination provisions of the Civil Rights Act. Four other justices concluded that race can sometimes be applied as one factor among others to counteract past discrimination. Justice Lewis Powell concurred with both views. As a result, the Court ordered that Alan Bakke be admitted to the UC Medical School, but that a race-based admissions criterion might be permis...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - November 2, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Robert A. Levy Source Type: blogs
Commentators and Journalists Weigh In On Digital Health And Related Privacy, Safety, Social Media And Security Matters. Lots Of Interesting Perspectives - October 25, 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 any 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, a...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 25, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Including Standardized Patients With Diverse Gender Identities in Simulation Cases
On this episode of the Academic Medicine Podcast, guests Luca Petrey and Laura Weingartner, PhD, MS, join hosts Toni Gallo and Research in Medical Education (RIME) Committee members Arianne Teherani, PhD, and Daniele Olveczky, MD, to discuss a new scoping review of the literature on the inclusion of standardized patient characters and actors with diverse gender identities in simulation cases.
This is the second episode in this year’s 3-part series of discussions with RIME authors about their medical education research and its implications for the field.
This episode is now available through Apple Podcast...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - October 24, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: amrounds Tags: AM Podcast AM Podcast Transcript Academic Medicine podcast gender identity health equity medical education Research in Medical Education RIME simulation standardized patients Source Type: blogs
Weekly Australian Health IT Links – 24 October, 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-----This week it is all about your and my data being spurted all over the place by Government and corporates. It is a huge mess and will need real work from all to sort out!-----https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/leadership/australian-institute-of-company-directors-launches-first-steps-towards-cyber-security-regulation/news-sto...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 24, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 15th October, 2022.
This article uses the one that divides providers into groups depending on the life cycle stage the clinic is at the given moment. According to this classification, medical providers fall into three groups:BeginnersGrowing clinicsWell-established providersHealth care providers are business entities, so their life cycle, like that of any business, consists of the early stage or launch, growth and maturity. At each stage, providers have different priorities and goals, and the choice of medical software solutions should be made accordingly.Medical software for beginnersThe launch phase can be tough. At this stage, the profits ...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 15, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
DOL ’s New H‑2A Final Rule Will Increase Food Inflation
David J. BierThe Department of Labor (DOL) published a new final rule this week that will change its process for certifying U.S. farmers to hire foreign guest workers under the H ‑2A visa category. DOL initiallyproposed the rule in 2019 under the Trump administration, but the proposed rule contained a variety of cost‐saving and streamlining measures for employers. The Biden DOL went line‐by‐line removing all those positive aspects leaving only the cost‐increasing parts.This new rule will add to the already sky ‐rocketing food prices in the United States. In September, food prices had already ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - October 14, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: David J. Bier Source Type: blogs
I Reckon This Is Totally Fair, But I Suspect/ Fear There Would Be Just A Fine Here!
I noticed this last week:Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison For NetWalker Ransomware AttacksA Canadian man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for executing NetWalker ransomware attacks against healthcare organizations and other industries during the pandemic.ByJill McKeonOctober 07, 2022 - A Canadian man is facing 20 years in prison for his role in a variety of NetWalker ransomware attacks, including attacks against the healthcare sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sebastian Vachon-Desjardins, 35, of Gatineau, Quebec, was also ordered to forfeit $21.5 million.“NetWalker ransomware has targeted dozens of victims ...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 12, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Increasing Diversity in NIGMS ’ Medical Scientist Training Program
Since the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) began in 1975, it has supported more than 14,000 clinician-scientist trainees. The program provides predoctoral training grants (T32) to institutions to develop and implement effective, evidence-informed training for students pursuing both a clinical and a research doctorate degree (i.e., M.D.-Ph.D.).
A recently published article written by NIGMS staff showed that while the MSTP has been successful in producing clinician-scientists, women and members of certain racial and ethnic backgrounds remain underrepresented among trainees. These findings, along with suggeste...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - October 11, 2022 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Director’s Messages Funding Trends News Training/Fellowships/Career Development Biomedical Research Enterprise Funding Outcomes Predoctoral Source Type: blogs
San Diego Postdoctoral Scholars Program Enhances Diversity in Biomedical Research
“I’m most proud of how this program is truly impacting the diversity of academia by including individuals from backgrounds historically underrepresented in STEM and the biomedical research workforce,” says JoAnn Trejo, Ph.D., professor at University of California San Diego (UCSD) and director of San Diego’s Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award (IRACDA). The program, now in its 20th year of NIGMS funding, aims to train a diverse group of postdoctoral fellows (postdocs) for both the teaching and independent research aspects of a career as a professor in the biomedical sciences.
San Diego IR...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - October 5, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist Profiles Training Source Type: blogs
Optellum, AI Lung Cancer Diagnosis Innovator, Secures $14M Series A Funding to Accelerate Expansion
Lead investor Mercia, alongside Intuitive Ventures and Black Opal, invests in Optellum’s pioneering AI-powered lung-health technology
Optellum, an Oxford-based medtech company that provides a breakthrough AI platform to diagnose and treat early-stage lung cancer, has raised $14 million in a Series A funding round. The investment will enable Optellum to scale its base, operations, and commercial launches in the UK and USA; accelerate research and development; and expand its platform into personalized therapy decisions by integrating imaging data with molecular data, robotics, and liquid biopsies.
This funding ro...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - September 30, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: AI/Machine Learning Health IT Company Healthcare IT Black Opal Ventures GE Healthcare Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Intuitive Ventures IQ Capital Jason Pesterfield Johnson & Johnson Lung Cancer Lung Sc Source Type: blogs
Commentators and Journalists Weigh In On Digital Health And Related Privacy, Safety, Social Media And Security Matters. Lots Of Interesting Perspectives - September 27, 2022.
Conclusions:This study revealed strong and consistent patterns of association between digital health literacy and the use of a web-based PHR. The results indicate potential actions for promoting PHR uptake, including improving digital technology and skill experiences that may improve digital health literacy and willingness to engage in web-based PHR. Uptake may also be improved through more responsive digital services, strengthened health care, and better social support. A holistic approach, including targeted solutions, is needed to ensure that web-based PHR can realize its full potential to help reduce health inequities....
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - September 27, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Required Diversity Statements on Campus: Are They Constitutional?
Walter OlsonRequired statements on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) are fast becoming a part of admissions and hiring at universities and professional schools. “A review of the admissions process at 50 of the top-ranked medical schools found that 36 asked applicants their views on, or experience in, DEI efforts,”according to a recent report by Laura L. Morgan for the advocacy group Do No Harm.Controversy has mounted over to the extent to which these requirements,in the words of Princeton's Keith Whittington, function as "political litmus tests, requiring that scholars pledge themselves to believe and advance a set...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - September 23, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Walter Olson Source Type: blogs
The Macro View – Health, Economics, and Politics and the Big Picture. What I Am Watching Here And Abroad.
September 22, 2022 Edition-----We will see the closure on the Mourning Period for QE!! In Australia tomorrow, We can then move on to the next big issue, which will surely be the progress in the Russo-Ukrainian war and the associated issues with China and Russia.The US seems – with the rest of the world – to be moving into recession.King Charles has now been to all his UK Realms and will now quietly let PM Trass get back to running the UK. God help her …In Australia we have to now get on with life and the economic disaster we seem to be facing.-----Major Issues.-----https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/oddly-enough-th...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - September 22, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
6 Examples Of How The Hippocratic Oath Should Be Upgraded
Physicians have been taking the Hippocratic Oath for centuries. Originally written in 400 BC, it is one of the oldest known codes of ethics, attributed to Hippocrates, the ancient Greek philosopher and physician. In the “A Revised Hippocratic Oath for the Era of Digital Health” paper published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research by Brennan Spiegel and Bertalan Mesko (The Medical Futurist), we advocated how we should upgrade the millennia-old principles to reflect the 21st-century realities of medicine.
Amazingly modern for its age and timeless in its core principles, the Oath describes ideals that are timely...
Source: The Medical Futurist - September 20, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Future of Medicine Healthcare Policy Medical Education hippocratic oath medical oath doctors' oath upgrade modernized hippocratic oath revised hippocatic oath 21st century hippocratic oath Source Type: blogs
Start the Revolution without Us
BY KIM BELLARD
Well, as usual, there’s a lot going on in healthcare. There’s the (potential) Amazon – One Medical acquisition, the CVS – Signify Health deal, and the Walmart – United Healthcare Medicare Advantage collaboration. Alphabet’s just raised $1b. Digital health funding may be in somewhat of a slump, but that’s only compared to 2021’s crazy numbers. Yep, if you’re a believer that a revolution in healthcare is right around the corner, there’s a lot of encouraging signs.
But I was in a Walmart the other day, and my thought was, these people don’t look like they care much about a r...
Source: The Health Care Blog - September 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Bose-Roy Tags: Health Policy AP-NORC Healthcare Kim Bellard Source Type: blogs
