Tag: Medicine

  • The purpose of biotech regulation is to avoid growing bone in your eye

    Unproven Stem-Cell Cosmetic Treatments Can Grow Bones In Your Eyes By Paul Adams, popsci.com New cosmetic creams and therapies that make use of stem cells carry bizarre, gruesome risks. A woman in Los Ange­les went to her doc­tor with pain and click­ing in her eye­lid, fol­low­ing a cos­met­ic pro­ce­dure a few months ear­li­er. The… Unproven…

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  • The Consumerization of Healthcare

    by Lauren Soelberg Treasure, orcahealth.com The sys­temic change in US health­care deliv­ery has been called many things, but they all refer to one thing: the future of health­care will be in the hands of the con­sumers. Today, con­sumers are bet­ter able to make choic­es about their… http://flip.it/e36yc The Consumerization of Healthcare Related articles Dr. Kizer…

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  • Why health IT is the core of reform

    Why IT is the core of the healthcare renaissance kevinmd.com Warning! I am a practicing doctor who sees real patients using an electronic medical record (EMR). My sole agenda is to provide the best patient care. I have no financial stake in information technology (IT). However, unlike the editorial board at… http://flip.it/YDFkX Related articles Practice…

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  • Health 2.0: this year will be all about big data

    Health 2.0 Conference: Big Data Making A Big Impact Richard MacManus, readwrite.com At the end of the Health 2.0 Con­fer­ence ear­li­er this month, I sat down with the event’s co-founders Matthew Holt and Indu Sub­aiya to dis­cuss the big trends. I’d been impressed and excit­ed by the inno­va­tion demon­strat­ed at Health 2.0. It… http://flpbd.it/sqjx2 Related…

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  • Could ePatient Networks Become the Superdoctors of the Future?

    Could ePatient Networks Become the Superdoctors of the Future? BY ANITA HAMILTON, fastcoexist.com As technology allows patients to pool their knowledge, can the collective experience of the sick create better care? There’s some­thing seri­ous­ly wrong with a health care sys­tem that makes patients wait a month or more just to get a doc­tor’s… http://flpbd.it/5v6PX Related…

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  • FDA final rule on safety info, but still no word on social media

    FDA issues final rule on safety information during clinical trials This is an interesting announcement and reveals to me the fact that the FDA is coming to grips with the fact that the current process for reporting adverse events needs an overhaul including refining what qualifies as an AE and how they are reported. I…

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  • Brandeis University Health Informatics program integrates computer, social and bio sciences

    Yet another Boston area school has launched a health and medical informatics program, largely online. Know for its bioinformatics degree, Brandeis is now adding courses in these other areas. Health and Medical Informatics | Programs and Courses | Graduate Professional Studies | Brandeis University. Related articles Information Technology improves patient care and increases privacy, informatics…

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  • The doctor will tweet you now

    via www.computerworld.com Good overview of SAAS, social computing and e-health Related articles easyJet: IT shouldn’t block business users from buying SaaS apps (computerworld.co.nz) Fujitsu Introduces Cloud Service for Senior Care (sys-con.com) Newest release of SaaS Maker™ ‘Cloud Toolkit’ Helps Entrepreneurs Build Big Software Without Venture Capital Dollars (prweb.com) How Doctors Use Social Media (medmeme.com) Online Dos…

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  • Health Informatics: New Northeastern University Masters degree

    Health Informatics Degree Online | Master’s Degrees | Northeastern University Online. Related articles Becoming The University Of Everywhere (keptup.typepad.com) GSU to offer health informatics degree (bizjournals.com) Information Technology improves patient care and increases privacy, informatics expert says (medicalxpress.com) Health Informatics Scotland 2013 – CFP Closes 15 May (imianews.wordpress.com) Saint Louis University is Now Accepting Applications…

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  • A simple change could dramatically improve hospitals and American health care – The Boston Globe

    It’s refreshing to see a variety of experts take a stab at improving the healthcare system from a unique angle. This article looks at the work of a businessman who decided to create workflows of hospitals to see how much the experience could be improved by making a few, small tweaks.. A simple change could…

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