September 23rd, 2010 by Medgadget in Better Health Network, News, Opinion, Research
Tags: AirStrip, Amcom, BlackBerry Clinical Collaboration Summit, Clinical Information, General Medicine, Healthcare IT, Hospital Wards, Internal Medicine, Journal of Hospital Medicine, Medgadget, Medical Apps, Medicine and Smartphones, Mobile Device Integration, Research In Motion, RIM, Technology and Medical Practice, Wallace Wireless
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Last week, Research In Motion (RIM), the makers of BlackBerry smartphones, held a clinical collaboration summit in Boston to discuss their vision of the future of mobile device integration into healthcare IT. Several vendors and app makers attended and shared how they are implementing mobile devices into workflows with RIM claiming their superiority in security and data protection through data wiping, access control, and audit trail.
One claim that several speakers made was that hours per week could be saved by making clinical and logistical data available on smartphones and that studies have shown clinical information presented on a small screen can be used for mobile situation diagnostic ability, notably for ECG and OB data through companies like AirStrip. A few studies have backed parts of this claim, [including] a recent paper in the Journal of Hospital Medicine by Wu. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Medgadget*
September 23rd, 2010 by Bryan Vartabedian, M.D. in Better Health Network, Health Policy, Medblogger Shout Outs, Opinion, Quackery Exposed, True Stories
Tags: 33 Charts, Doctors and Social Media, Doctors and Social Media Anonymity, Doctors Who Blog, Doctors' Credibility, Dr. Bryan Vartabedian, Healthcare Blogs, Healthcare Social Media Camp, Medbloggers, Medical Blogging, Medical Blogosphere, Medical Blogs, Physician Bloggers, Social Media Behavior, Social Media in Healthcare, Social Media In Medicine, Socially Anonymous Doctors, Unease About Social Media
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I don’t think doctors should be socially anonymous. We need to be seen. Here’s why going underground isn’t good policy for physicians:
Anonymity makes you say stupid things. When you’re shouting from the crowd it’s easy to talk smack. Come up to the podium, clear your throat, and say something intelligent. You’re a physician, not a hooligan.
It’s 2010: Anonymity died a long time ago. You think anonymity offers shelter? You’re funny, you are. Anonymity is a myth. You can create a cockamamie pseudonym, but you can’t hide. And if I don’t find you, the plaintiff attorneys will. They found Flea.
Being a weanie is no excuse. Just as you’re unlikely to consult a lawyer before speaking at a cocktail party, commenting as Dr. You is unlikely to kill you or land you in court. Just a few pointers: Don’t talk about patients, help people out, and be nice. Trust me, I’m a doctor. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at 33 Charts*
September 23rd, 2010 by Felasfa Wodajo, M.D. in Better Health Network, Interviews, Opinion, Research
Tags: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Dr. Arora, Dr. Felasfa Wodajo, Dr. Henry Feldman, Future Docs Blog, General Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Hospital Wards, iMedicalApps, iPad, Kensington, Medical Technology, Medicine and New Technology, Sena, Technology and Medical Practice
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We recently reported our interview with Dr. Henry Feldman of the Beth Israel Deaconess in Boston and his experience using the iPad as his sole computing device while attending on the wards. Overall, his experience was positive, while accessing the hospital networks, using clinical applications and questions about security. Be sure also to check out Future Docs blog and Dr. Arora’s experience using the iPad on the wards to get more real-world perspectives on using the iPad on the wards.
Among the few difficulties Dr. Feldman had, one was that typing long notes on the glass keyboard was cumbersome, requiring the use a desktop computer for admission and discharge notes. This may now turn out to be one of the easiest problems to solve, if two recently announced iPad cases are any indication. Sena and Kensington are both releasing iPad cases with built-in bluetooth keyboards. Each has a built in battery and the cases fold into dimensions not much larger than a standard iPad case. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at iMedicalApps*
September 23rd, 2010 by Harriet Hall, M.D. in Better Health Network, Book Reviews, Opinion, Quackery Exposed, Research
Tags: Brain Damage, Dr. Frank Lawlis, Dr. Harriet Hall, Dr. Phil, Evidence-Based, Mental Health, Neurology, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Psychiatry and Psychology, PTSD, Real Science, Science Based Medicine, Science-Based Evidence, The Doctors, Traumatic Brain Injury
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It infuriates me when someone misappropriates the word “science” to promote treatments that are not actually based on science. I have just read a book entitled The PTSD Breakthrough: The Revolutionary Science-Based Compass RESET Program by Dr. Frank Lawlis, a psychologist who is the chief content advisor for Dr Phil and The Doctors. There is very little science in the book and references are not provided. It amounts to an indiscriminate catalog of everything Dr. Lawlis can imagine that might help post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) patients.
He describes recent brain imaging studies suggesting that signs of traumatic brain injury are associated with PTSD. He thinks PTSD can no longer be considered a psychological condition, but must be approached as a complex biological, physical, psychological, and spiritual condition. He says many of these patients have brain damage. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Science-Based Medicine*
September 22nd, 2010 by DrWes in Better Health Network, Health Policy, News, Opinion
Tags: Affordable Care Act, Branded Healthcare Systems, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Surgery, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery, Cost of Healthcare, Dr. Wes Fisher, General Medicine, Healthcare Politics, Healthcare reform, Hospital Charges, Hospital Costs, Hospital Medicine, Large Healthcare Systems, Open Heart Surgery, Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council, Times-Tribune
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With patients having to pay more of what’s charged for their healthcare, comparisons between medical systems like this one in Pennsylvania make us wonder if bigger necessarily means better. From the Times-Tribune:
The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council study looked at four regional hospitals that offer cardiac surgery: Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Plains Twp.; Community Medical Center and Mercy Hospital, Scranton; and Pocono Medical Center, East Stroudsburg.
Among the four, Geisinger Wyoming Valley carries the biggest price tag. In 2008, the average hospital charge for a coronary artery bypass graft surgery was $108,029 and the average hospital charge for valve surgery was $132,740, according to information in the report. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Dr. Wes*
