The Influence of Informatics on Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment and Management
Wednesday, May 25th, 2016
Neurodegenerative diseases (NGDs), such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, are particularly difficult diagnoses to receive, for both patients and caregivers. With no known cure, treatment becomes a series of management techniques, and the various ataxias and dementias associated with NGDs can become all-consuming and increasingly debilitating over time.
Source: Springwise
How Virtual and Augmented Reality Are Influencing the Future of Health Care
Wednesday, April 27th, 2016
Virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR, respectively) have been an area of intrigue for some time now. Nearly 20 years ago, UTHealth was making news with virtual reality applications for health, and now the health care facilities that compose the Texas Medical Center are leading the way nationally.[1] Initially little more than a novelty, the technology is improving by leaps and bounds, and so are its practical applications, from improved physician training to pain management.
Source: Virtalis, The University of the West of England (UWE)
Who is ready for the Healthcare Payment Model change?
Wednesday, April 20th, 2016
- The healthcare industry is, as we know, ever-changing. New innovations are introduced, standards are updated and patient & provider needs are evolving. One current change taking place in the healthcare industry is the shift from the fee-for-service model to the value-based model. While this change seems congruent with all the others currently taking place in the healthcare industry, it appears organizations are not ready to embrace the new value-based model, which will “transform the way primary care is provided and reimbursed.”
This week’s infographic blog examines the results of the 2016 HIMSS Cost Accounting Survey that 102 finance professionals from healthcare provider organizations throughout the country participated in. The professionals were asked to speak to their organization’s preparedness for the move from the fee-for-service model to the value-based model.
Are my wearable devices wearing me?
Wednesday, April 6th, 2016
written by Emin Saglamer
How health informatics is changing the way we look at alcohol consumption
Wednesday, March 30th, 2016
April is Alcohol Awareness month, and with it we're examining the many ways in which health informatics is changing the way we look at alcohol consumption.Connected Health Technologies Use in Hospitals
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016
Mobile Technology & the Evolution of Healthcare
Wednesday, March 9th, 2016
- In 2016, it is safe to say, that you know at least one person who regularly uses wearable technology to monitor her or his health. You might even know people who were able to learn extraordinary things by simply monitoring the results of their wearables. Last year, mHealthIntelligence.com noted that “the Center for Technology and Learning reported that the mHealth monitoring and medical device market may reduce healthcare spending in the US by $200 billion over the next 25 years." As the use of mobile technology grows, we are also seeing a rise in the ways in which the information being gathered can be used more efficiently.
Las Vegas Hosts HIMSS16
Wednesday, February 24th, 2016
For many in the health IT community, this time of year is much anticipated as thousands of industry professionals converge for the annual HIMSS conference. This year, for HIMSS16, more than 43,000 people will visit the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas when the conference begins on Monday.
Natural Language Processing: What is it and why is it important?
Wednesday, February 17th, 2016
In the realm of biomedical informatics there are few things as important as an understanding of natural language processing (NLP). After all, data is meaningless without analysis and context. We need to be able to interpret the information for it to be useful.Tweets
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Epic plans event for ‘non-users’ on info exchange capabilities. #EHR #healthdata http://ow.ly/xFzJ30lqb2W
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Health IT execs turn to modern data centers to improve value-based care http://ow.ly/PaCc30lqr9U via FlashforHealthcare
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. @UTHealth_SBMI to launch the first Doctorate in Health Informatics program @AMIAinformatics @histalk @OHSUInformatics @ColumbiaDBMI @HarvardDBMI https://sbmi.uth.edu/news/story.htm?id=61f010ca-127e-4778-ab02-d7925d562f7e …
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A research team has demonstrated how light-emitting nanoparticles can be used to see deep inside living tissue samples. #healthIT #precisionmedicine http://ow.ly/pwuq30lqbDa
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Can radar replace stethoscopes? Electronic engineers have developed a procedure for reliably detecting and diagnosing heart sounds using radar. #healthinnovation #healthIT #digitalhealth #healthcare http://ow.ly/tvWJ30lqcqK
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‘Google’ for Clinical Notes draws interest. The #informatics team at N. Carolina School of Medicine are implements a tool called EMERSE (Electronic Medical Record Search Engine), allows users to search free-text clinical notes from #EHR. http://ow.ly/90Dn30lp0qS
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Good Morning Team! Positive action, combined with a positive attitude, results in SUCCESS!
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Many U.S. Hospitals won’t Reach HIMSS Stage 7 Until 2035. #EHR #healthcare #healthIT http://ow.ly/LEch30lqc6f
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Researchers at Mount Sinai’s Icahn School of Medicine have developed an artificial intelligence tool that rapidly screens head CT scans. #AI #precisionmedicine http://ow.ly/8vHl30lqaKB
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Tech industry giants vow support for healthcare interoperability. #FHIR #Interoperability #healthcare http://ow.ly/p0KY30loXxw
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FDA challenge encourages development of pain management devices. #digitalhealth #healthIT http://ow.ly/4Ez130lpeKW
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How Healthcare Organizations Build a Foundation to Harness Healthcare Analytics. #bigdata #healthcare http://ow.ly/TDeT30loZTB
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Will the Chief Digital Officer Role be Key to Healthcare’s Future? #healthcareIT #informatics @ http://ow.ly/JBs830lnQ9K
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Good Morning Team! Every goal is obtainable, as long as you stay focused, and set your mind to do it!
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How can women in health IT succeed? Confidence, persistence and resilience http://ow.ly/9v7u30loeMD #WomenInHIT
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Sensors, smartphones headline tech that helps monitor diabetes. #mhealth #healthinnovation http://ow.ly/LO9v30loWAx
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Google’s DeepMind to create AI product to spot eye disease. #AI #healthcare #machinelearning #populationhealth http://ow.ly/vxRS30loWVt
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A newly developed informatics tool combines different types of genomic data to predict patients’ specific responses to therapeutic drugs. #bigdata #informatics http://ow.ly/aAWQ30loWdd
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How telepharmacy scales operations and increases patient access in hospitals and health systems. #telehealth http://ow.ly/DdpZ30loZHu
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Study using EHR 'hard stop' got PCPs to prescribe the right drug by stopping them from closing the patient's chart Now imagine if that were to happen for every quality gap in primary care
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