What I Saw/Learned at HIMSS12 – Highlights
It has taken me a while to catch up and recover from being at HIMSS12 last week, but I've finally had a chance to sit down and reflect on what…
The Power of Observational Studies
My colleage Gary Schwitzer at HealthNewsReview.org has a post today questioning the validity of observational studies (where epidemiological researchers look at selected variables in large populations to see if there…
Mississippi Becomes Bolder with Anti-Abortion Legislative Push
Posted in Politics & The Law Posted in Politics & The LawFrom one extreme to the other. Just as Washington state will become the first in the nation to guarantee…
Vitamins B, C, D and E and Omega-3 Support Better Cognitive Function
Researchers have linked specific vitamins and nutrients in the diet with cognitive performance and the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The research, published in the journal Neurology, showed that people with…
Coordinating Care by Reporting What Didn’t Happen
Today, the health IT industry is in the early stages of sharing data about what happened. We share a patient’s medical history, test results, diagnosis, care plans, a physician’s notes…
Possibly the Best #Health Advice You Could Get!
I'm reading The Patient Paradox - about the medicalisation of the healthy. McCartney is a GP and she puts this so simply and eloquently, I had to share: I'm reading…
Using Social Media, Digital Resources and Health 2.0
How to Health 2.0 Your Patient Portal How to Health 2.0 Your Patient Portal Using Social Media, Digital Resources and Health 2.0 to your advantageTime for all of us is…
The Future of Healthcare Survey: Does it include Doctors?
The Future of Healthcare is a relative “black box” these days. “Reform” and advances in healthcare delivery technology (think mobile phone apps) make any predictions on what a visit…
PepsiCo Tries Medical Tourism
Employees of PepsiCo, the world’s second-largest food and beverage business, now have the option to travel to Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore for cardiac and complex joint replacement surgeries. The…
Video:HIT Cloud Model Discussion with Intel Health at HIMSS12
HIT Consultant meet with Chris Gough, Healthcare Solution Architect at Intel Health during HIMSS12 where he discusses the types of cloud models and how it relates within each…
