The Evolution of Healthcare at Home, the Technology Driving this Change, and It ’ s Impact on the World of Healthcare
The world of healthcare is ever-evolving, especially when new technology is being adopted. One such new area is healthcare at home. Although we were forced into fully remote operations with COVID-19, we have been making modifications along the way and have discovered how beneficial it can be to our organizations and our patients. To make further strides though, we have to understand where we’ve come from, where we are now, and how it is making an impact. So let’s take a deeper look into healthcare at home to see how it has evolved over time, the technology that is driving this change, and how it is impacting ou...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 19, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Grayson Miller Tags: Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring Academy Medtech Ventures Alaina Victoria Brenden Hayden Cara Lunsford Carrie Nelson Cindy Gaines Digital Communication Discern He Source Type: blogs
Are AI Clinical Protocols A Dobb-ist Trojan Horse?
By MIKE MAGEE
For most loyalist Americans at the turn of the 19th century, Justice John Marshall Harlan’s decision in Jacobson v. Massachusetts (1905). was a “slam dunk.” In it, he elected to force a reluctant Methodist minister in Massachusetts to undergo Smallpox vaccination during a regional epidemic or pay a fine.
Justice Harlan wrote at the time: “Real liberty for all could not exist under the operation of a principle which recognizes the right of each individual person to use his own, whether in respect of his person or his property, regardless of the injury that may be done to others.”
What could ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - March 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Health Policy Abortion AI Dobbs Forced Sterilization Mike Magee racial bias SCOTUS Vaccination Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, December 25th 2023
This study generates a comprehensive single-cell transcriptomic atlas of human atherosclerosis including 118,578 high-quality cells from atherosclerotic coronary and carotid arteries. By performing systematic benchmarking of integration methods, we mitigated data overcorrection while separating major cell lineages. Notably, we define cell subtypes that have not been previously identified from individual human atherosclerosis scRNA-seq studies.
Besides characterizing granular cell-type diversity and communication, we leverage this atlas to provide insights into smooth muscle cell (SMC) modulation. We integrate genome...
Source: Fight Aging! - December 24, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
D-Mannose Treatment Reduces Senescent Cell Burden in the Aging Bladder
Researchers here show that D-mannose treatment can upregulate autophagy in bladder and urinary tract epithelial cells, reducing inflammation and other cellular dysfunction. Like other approaches that increase autophagy, such as the use of mTOR inhibitors and calorie restriction, this appears to reduce the burden of cellular senescence over time in aged tissues. This likely results from a slowdown of the pace at which cells become senescent, allowing the immune system to catch up in its task of destroying lingering senescent cells. The end result of this improvement in tissue quality is a greater resistance to urinary tract...
Source: Fight Aging! - December 21, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
If You Have Yourself For Your Doctor, You Have A Fool For A Patient!
This saga reminded me forcefully of the above saying, which
has more that a grain of truth!
Patient speaks out after online
prescribing ‘ordeal’
One Australian
woman is warning about the dangers of bypassing a GP, after ineffective
medication for a UTI left her fighting for life in hospital.
Michelle Wisbey
03 Nov 2023
When Abbey Smith
developed a urinary tract infection (UTI), she (Source: Australian Health Information Technology)
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - November 7, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Evernorth Acquires Bright.md Technology Platform, Enhances MDLIVE ’ s Virtual Care Experience for Patients and Clinicians
Acquisition will add Asynchronous Care, Triage, and Navigation Capabilities to Evernorth’s MDLIVE Virtual Care Platform for a More Convenient, On-Demand Experience for Patients and Clinicians Beginning in 2024
MDLIVE Virtual Primary Care Expands Chronic Condition Care Management to Include Health Coaching Beginning Immediately
Evernorth Health Services, the pharmacy, care, and benefits solution division of The Cigna Group, announced it will enhance MDLIVE‘s virtual care by acquiring the technology and clinical capabilities of Bright.md, a leader in asynchronous care, triage, and health care navigation services....
Source: EMR and HIPAA - October 18, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Bright.md Dr. Eric Weil Evernorth Health Services Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare M&A Jon Salon MDLIVE Steve Giannini The Cigna Group WellDoc Source Type: blogs
Amazon In Healthcare: Disruption, Data Nightmares And Digital Health Dreams
A little while ago we explored Amazon’s initial forays into the healthcare sector, a move that positioned the tech behemoth alongside traditional players in the industry. Amazon’s initial focus was evident: disruption. From obtaining drug distribution licenses in over 10 US states, through acquiring the startup PillPack, to the launch of Amazon Pharmacy and Amazon Care, the company’s intent was clear – to reshape the healthcare landscape. For a detailed look into the first chapters of Amazon’s healthcare journey, click here.
Fast forward to today, and the landscape appears to have shifted d...
Source: The Medical Futurist - October 17, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Future of healthcare Amazon in healthcare tech giants in healthcare Amazon Clinic One Medical digital health Source Type: blogs
The old man ’ s friend: Refuse antibiotics to achieve a peaceful death
“If you don’t know how to die, don’t worry; Nature will tell you what to do on the spot, fully and adequately. She will do this job perfectly for you.” – M. Montaigne (1533-1592) In 2021, former U.S. President Bill Clinton was rushed to a California hospital suffering from a urinary tract infection that had
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The old man’s friend: Refuse antibiotics to achieve a peaceful death originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 20, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Althea Halchuck, EJD Tags: Conditions Palliative Care Source Type: blogs
MedEssist is Helping to Transform Pharmacies into Pharmacy Health Clinics
The healthcare system in many countries is stretched thin. To help relieve the pressure, governments are starting to allow pharmacists to treat a growing number of minor ailments. MedEssist’s technology platform is helping pharmacies transform into health clinics.
Healthcare IT Today got a brief demonstration of the MedEssist platform from Joella Almeida, CEO and Co-Founder at the Collision Conference. We also asked her about the expanding role of pharmacists in healthcare.
Pharmacies Are Already in the Community
“We are focused on helping independent pharmacies,” explained Almeida. “There’s one on every bloc...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 16, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Colin Hung Tags: Ambulatory Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Collision 2023 Collision Conference Joella Almeida MedEssist minor ailments Pharmacies Pharmacists pharmacy health clinics Source Type: blogs
The Macro View – Health, Economics, and Politics and the Big Picture. What I Am Watching Here And Abroad.
October 13, 2022 Edition-----In the US the recovery from Hurricane Ian, which will take years is starting as nuclear war sadly seems to be coming closer – I hope this is just sabre-rattling and no more!In China there seems to be more instability as Xi moves to term 3 of 5 years in a week or two.Liz Truss still seems to be there!In OZ we have more floods – again – and we are waiting for a new Budget in 2 weeks or so!-----Major Issues.-----https://www.theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/defence-gets-ready-for-the-fight-of-our-lives/news-story/4ea89108b822df72194742dc3eec0246Defence gets ready for the fight of our livesAlan D...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 13, 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 - October 11, 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 11, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
60 year old with vomiting, diarrhea, and syncope: is this Wellens? Is this type 2 MI?
Written by Jesse McLaren, with edits/comments by Smith and Grauer A 60 year-old patient with diabetes and ESRD presented with 24 hours of vomiting, diarrhea, weakness and then a syncopal episode. Vitals: RR 18, sat 98%, HR 103, BP 124/71 and temp 38.0. Here ’s their ECG: is this Wellens? There ’s borderline sinus tach, normal conduction, normal axis, and low voltages in the limb leads. The anterior leads have loss of R waves, mild convex ST segments and primary T wave inversion. In the context of QS waves, T wave inversion indicates old or subacute infarct, or reperfusion after signif icant infarc...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - August 19, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jesse McLaren 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
FDA Wisely Permits Pharmacists to Prescribe Paxlovid
Jeffrey A. SingerWhen the Food and Drug Administration granted Emergency Use Authorization to the antiviral drugs Paxlovid and monupiravir in the beginning of this year, I co ‐authored anoped in the New York Daily News, along with Josh Bloom of the American Council on Science and Health, complaining about, among other things, the FDA ’s requirement that a patient who tests positive for COVID must get a prescription from a doctor, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant to obtain the drug. For the drugs to be effective they must be started within five days of the start of COVID symptoms. Not ev...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - July 7, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Jeffrey A. Singer Source Type: blogs
Parenteral Diarrhea: Medical Myth or Reality?
Researchers have described parenteral diarrhea's association with extraintestinal infections for more than a century, but the evidence is impressively limited, which perpetuates claims that it is a medical myth and not an actual clinical entity.But it matters that noninfectious diarrhea and vomiting are sometimes associated with bacterial infections such as acute urinary tract infections because this can create diagnostic confusion. Diarrhea and vomiting in a girl or woman with a febrile UTI could lead to a misdiagnosis of acute gastroenteritis. Febrile UTIs are often pyelonephritis, so missing the diagnosis has significan...
Source: M2E Too! Mellick's Multimedia EduBlog - July 1, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
