December 23rd, 2010 by Felasfa Wodajo, M.D. in Better Health Network, News, Opinion, Research
Tags: Accelerator Apps Network, Dr. Felasfa Wodajo, EHRs, Electronic Health Records, Health 2.0, Health IT, Healthcare IT, iMedicalApps, Medical Apps
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At this past October’s Health 2.0 meeting in San Francisco, many great new ideas about the future of healthcare were presented with a special emphasis on technology. For a great overview check out the keynotes by Jeff Goldsmith & Tim O’Reilly. The conference, organized by Matthew Holt & Indu Subaiya started in 2007 and bills itself as the “the leading showcase of cutting-edge technologies in healthcare.” Those not lucky enough to attend the conferences can follow along on the Health 2.0 blog.
Besides exploring the overarching themes of the future of healthcare in general and health IT in particular, many innovative companies, young and old, gave on-stage demos at the conference. One demonstration in particular stood out for me. This was the demo by the Accelerator Apps Network which showed the future of interconnected companies and applications seamlessly exchanging patient information. The Health 2.0 Accelerator Apps Network is a non-profit industry consortium launched by the Health 2.0 company. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at iMedicalApps*
December 23rd, 2010 by Berci in Better Health Network, Health Tips, News
Tags: Berci, Consumer Health Information, Dr. Bertalan Mesko, Health 2.0, Health and Wellness Apps, Health Information on the Web, Health Information Technology, Healthmash, Internet-Based Health Information, iPhone Apps, Medicine 2.0, Mobile Health Apps, Online Health Information, Quality Health Information, Science Roll, Search Engines, Searching For Health Information On The Internet, Semantic Technology, Trusted Health Information, WebLib
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HealthMash, WebLib’s next-generation semantic health search engine, will release an iPhone application in January. It utilizes proprietary natural language processing and semantic technology tools and resources in order to find highly relevant, reliable, and recent health information from the most trusted sources and facilitate user exploration and discovery.
*This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll*
December 23rd, 2010 by Medgadget in Better Health Network, News, Research
Tags: Dartmouth, General Medicine, Lab Reports, Laboratory Data, Medgadget, Medical Technology, TEDMED, Wired Magazine
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Although medical professionals get used to it, the way laboratory data is presented in reports can be quite confusing to the patient. Typically, it is a few columns of black text with poor organization and little guidance to help the patient discern any meaning.
The folks at Wired agreed, and they brought together some Dartmouth physicians and a group of designers to bring a new look to these drab reports. We got to see their refreshing results at TEDMED, but now these prototype reports have been published online:
Link: The Blood Test Gets a Makeover…
*This blog post was originally published at Medgadget*
December 22nd, 2010 by Linda Burke-Galloway, M.D. in News, Opinion
Tags: Bronx, Death of an Unborn Child, Dr. Linda Burke-Galloway, Employee Health, Employee Safety, Exploration Academy, Fetal Health, Lissedia Batista, Miscarriage, New York City, New York City Board of Education, OB/GYN, Obstetrics And Gynecology, Safety At Work, School Violence, Spanish Teacher, The New York Times, Women's Health
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When a pregnant woman goes to work and ends up with a dead baby, something is terribly wrong.
Lissedia Batista was a 27-year-old Spanish teacher who taught at Exploration Academy in the Bronx and was sixteen weeks pregnant. Given today’s economy, I’m certain that Batista was grateful to have a job with the New York City Board of Education. As a native New Yorker, I am keenly aware of how competitive it is to land such a position. Working for the Board of Education traditionally meant job security — a pension and a strong union that took care of its members.
Like many young teachers, Batista had compassion. She attempted to stop a fight between two male students, was pushed out of the way, and subsequently fell to the floor. She was taken by ambulance to the hospital, but unfortunately experienced a miscarriage. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Dr. Linda Burke-Galloway*
December 22nd, 2010 by RamonaBatesMD in Better Health Network, Health Tips, News, Opinion, Research
Tags: Archives of Internal Medicine, Axillary Dissection, BCRL, Breast Cancer, Dr. Kathryn Schmitz, Dr. Ramona Bates, Lymphedema, Mastectomy, New England Journal of Medicine, Oncology, Physical Fitness, Strength Training, Suture For A Living, Weight Training, Weightlifting, Women's Fitness, Women's Health
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Last August, Kathryn Schmitz, PhD, MPH and colleagues published the results of their study Weightlifting in Women with Breast-Cancer–Related Lymphedema (BCRL) in the New England Journal of Medicine. They have now published a similar study in the Archives of Internal Medicine (see full reference below).
While the NEJM article focused on breast cancer survivors with lymphedema, the Archives article focuses on breast cancer survivors without lymphedema. The new study adds weight for the need to change historic dogma which cautions breast cancer patients to avoid weight training after a mastectomy and or axillary dissection. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Suture for a Living*
