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Health For All – “DANCING FOR THE HEALTH OF IT!”

on Apr 30 in Humor, Medicine, Technology tagged by admin

Health For All is excited to announce DANCING FOR THE HEALTH OF IT. Join us for an entertaining evening where “celebrity” dance teams will compete for bragging rights at this one-of-a-kind event! Read More

Doctors and Social Media

on Dec 03 in Technology tagged by admin

Fard Johnmar did a survey of approximately 200 respondents. It is available here. It didn’t speak to how many doctors but does have some insight into what they are doing and why. Here’s a nugget: Read More

Google and Flu Shots

on Nov 10 in Flu Shot, Technology tagged , , by admin

From Google:

This year, it’s especially important to have clear information on what you can do to prepare for the flu season. With this in mind, we are happy to share a new feature for the U.S. which allows you to more easily find locations near you for getting both the seasonal and H1N1 flu vaccine. After expanding Google Flu Trends to a total of 20 countries and 38 languages, allowing more people to see near real-time estimates of flu activity, we began brainstorming with the U.S. Department for Health and Human Services (HHS), their flu.gov collaborators and the American Lung Association on the flu shot finder and other ways Google can be helpful to people this flu season. Read More

Medical Records Security

on Nov 09 in Medical Records, Technology tagged , by admin

Among the obstacles to adoption of computer-based patient records are patient, institutional and clinician concerns about privacy of confidential information. Yet adopting high quality security is itself sometimes resisted by medical record users. This article describes, from a primary care clinician viewpoint, the features that characterize an attractive solution to the implementation of patient record security goals, as well as some strategies for implementing these features. The accompanying sidebar traces the origins of typical unauthorized access and release of confidential patient information. Read More

The Med Gets Chest Pain Center

on Oct 31 in Technology, The Med tagged , by admin

College Station Medical Center – College Station, TX received full Cycle II accreditation with PCI from the Accreditation Review Committee on August 2, 2009. Accreditation expires August 1, 2012. Read More

Hospital on the iPhone

on Oct 27 in Technology tagged by admin

A Hospital has made and app to help its business.
Advancing health care with iPhone.
With thousands of doctors, nurses, and administrators in 11 hospitals — including the busiest trauma center in the country — Memorial Hermann Healthcare System depends on the latest mobile technologies to streamline its services and deliver better patient care. iPhone and state-of-the-art medical apps like AirStrip OB let Memorial Hermann’s physicians keep a finger on patients’ pulses even when they can’t be at their bedsides. Read More