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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