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HealthCare Access Through Mobile Technology

May 16, 2012 by Joan Justice
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"Mobile health is not about healthcare and mobile phones; I think that's a misconception. It's healthcare that is available anytime, anywhere, wherever you need it, whenever you need it. It's healthcare that can be accessed by whatever you have, be it your mobile phone, be it your television, your radio, or your iPod. That's the kind of healthcare that we are talking about." [read more]

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Mobile Health Around the Globe: Zao mHealth Device Field-Tested in India and Nepal

May 14, 2012 by Joan Justice
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Zao (in Greek, Zao means "life") is an all-in-one biomedical device which can be used for mHealth in disaster relief, wireless communication and remote monitoring. This device was field-tested in both Chamonix, France in mountain rescue missions and in rural Punjab, India. [read more]

First Surgery Broadcast Live on Google Plus Hangout

May 17, 2012 by Gary Levin
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We hope that patients will see this video, have questions and comments, and surgeons alike will see the possibilities to watch a family member have surgery, even from the comfort of their own home. This presentation is the beginning of a work in progress. My vision and prediction is that this type of broadcast will become routine for patients and their families when and if desired. [read more]

The Real Women’s Issues

May 17, 2012 by John Goodman
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the highest tax rates in our economy are paid by women wage earners. In fact, women earning only modest incomes can pay taxes at rates that are twice those paid by such billionaires as Warren Buffet and Bill Gates. [read more]

20 Best Smartphone Apps to Combat School Stress

May 17, 2012 by Patricia Salber
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Maintaining good grades to keep scholarships or to secure high-quality job offers can be extremely stressful, especially with the specter of a bad job market looming beyond graduation. With the prevalence of smartphone use, there’s no excuse for not taking responsibility for your own stress management with the help of these apps. [read more]

The Technology Corner: Disruptive Technology for Prostate Cancer, Part I

May 17, 2012 by Herina Ayot
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Although there are several treatment options available for patients diagnosed with progressive prostate cancer, the currently used modalities of treatment have important limitations. [read more]

Cancer Treatment Eased With the Use of an App

May 17, 2012 by Michael Sherman
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To effectively manage pain, doctors rely on the patients to communicate how they are feeling. But for kids who are going through cancer treatment, keeping a detailed paper-based pain diary can be hard. But now a new iOS app has made an overwhelming task easy and fun. [read more]

Healthcare’s Digital Revolution

May 16, 2012 by Herina Ayot
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Just as smartphones are replacing books within the personal realm, electronic tablets are quickly taking the place of paper in doctors’ offices, and are doing so on a global scale. Healthcare is steadily moving in the direction of digitization, and electronic health records (EHRs) and tablets have already become an integral part of how doctors and nurses do business in the backend of the healthcare system. Now, digitization is steadily revolutionizing the waiting room, a paradigm shift which many experts view as the simplest way to fix the flawed healthcare complex. [read more]

Patient Portals. PHRs, & On-line Decision-Support Tools Alone Will Not Lead To Greater Patient Engagement

May 16, 2012 by Steve Wilkins
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...if the mere availability of such health information technology was all there was to engagement…member use of health plan web portals, which have been around for years, would be a lot higher than they are now, e..g., often < 10% of members. Patient Engagement Begins With The Patient-Physician Relationship Not Technology [read more]

Are We on the Verge of a Primary Care Renaissance?

May 16, 2012 by Fred Pennic
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Twitter’s power as an information-sharing tool has made it today’s strongest measuring stick for emerging trends. If you visit the microblogging site soon, do a quick search for#FMRevolution. The people sharing this hashtag are advocating on behalf of a burgeoning movement: The Family Medicine Revolution. [read more]

Appropriate Use of Social Media and Social Networking in Medical Practice

May 16, 2012 by Christina Thielst
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The Federation of State Medical Boards has released Model Policy Guidelines for the Appropriate Use of Social Media and Social Networking in Medical Practice. It addressed the physician-patient relationship, professional and ethical standards and provides recommendations for state medical boards to consider in educating their licensees on the proper use of social media and social networking websites. [read more]

Balloon Kyphoplasty in Spine Surgery Standing Out in Growth Markets

May 16, 2012 by Patrick Driscoll
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Technologies in spine surgery are, for the most part, growing in sales worldwide, but some technologies are seeing rather variable growth worldwide, particularly as driven by greater adoption outside the U.S — and in particular in the Asia/Pacific region, where China is and will be contributing to increasingly larger shares of spine surgery device (and other) revenues. [read more]

Keep ePHI on Secure Networks, Not Mobile Devices, Recommends OCR

May 16, 2012 by Thu Pham
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Of the 425 reported breach events to the OCR (Office of Civil Rights), two-thirds of all large breach cases involved loss or theft of information and more than half of these large breaches involved electronic devices. [read more]

ACOs and Patient Safety: Dos and Don’ts: Video

May 15, 2012 by Fred Pennic
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Proponents of ACOs hope increased care coordination will ultimately lead to improved patient safety. But getting there will require ACOs to address a series of regulatory, legal and structural hurdles, says Becky Miller, Executive Director for the Missouri Center for Patient Safety in this interview with Health Forum. [read more]

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