John Farrell, The Mobility Blog
“New research finds that virtual reality (VR) and other video games could improve stroke patients’ recovery. According to research reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association, the games led to significant improvement in arm strength following stroke and could provide an affordable, enjoyable and effective way to intensify treatment.
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Bruce Japsen, Chicago Tribune
“Jennifer Gomez sat at her doctor’s office in Evanston after her appointment, waiting for a handwritten prescription. Minutes later, her doctor wondered why Gomez was still in the office.
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EMR Daily News
“DrFirst announced today that the National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) has chosen to partner with DrFirst to offer their award-winning and certified solutions to Hispanic physicians.
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Tulbert BH et al, The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology, 4(3)
Background:
Supplemental educational reading material is of no value to patients if it is not read and comprehended. Objective: Using standardized research tools, online patient education materials were comparatively assessed for readability and length in words to identify the strengths and weaknesses of widely utilized sources.
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Jenny Laurello, HealthITExchange
“For 40 years, hospitals have been trying to shove computerized physician order entry (CPOE) down physicians’ throats, and for 40 years physician adoption has been abysmal. According to KLAS’s 2010 survey, less than one-sixth of U.S. hospitals are doing even a nominal amount of CPOE with commercial software, and less than six percent of hospitals have all their physicians using a CPOE system (most of these have lots of residents to help out).
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Justin, Mobile Marketing Watch
“There’s many aspects to the mHealth concept that’s driving immense growth, but mobile gaming isn’t traditionally thought of as being one.
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Nyenwe EA et al, Diabetes Care, 34(3)
The prevalence of diabetes continues to escalate around the world, with an estimated 24 million people affected in the U.S. Its prevalence has more than doubled in Tennessee the last decade from 5.0% in 1997 to 11.0% in 2007 (2), with estimated diabetes related mortality of 31 per 100,000 population. Rising prevalence and shortage of physicians, especially in rural areas, contribute to poor outcome in diabetic patients.
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Brian T. Horowitz, eWeek
“Verizon and Medfx have successfully implemented a pilot project on diabetes care that integrates the protocols and standards of two government initiatives in health care information sharing: the Direct Project and the NWHIN (Nationwide Health Information Network) Exchange.
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Aged Care INsite
“As of next year, Australians will be able to sign up for a Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR). The prospect of having a single record containing a complete medical and health history is seductive – but it could also pose a computer security issue for many aged care providers and recipients.
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Paul Cerrato, InformationWeek
“I’m the new kid on the block. I join InformationWeek Healthcare as editor, after having spent 27 years wearing several other hats including medical editor, nursing editor, and clinician. And with this experience as a backdrop, I approach healthcare IT with a sense of “guarded optimism.”
You’ve probably heard that expression used by surgeons when assessing patients with a life-threatening condition who have just been through a complex medical procedure and look like they will survive–but the docs don’t want to overstate their enthusiasm.
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Neil Versel, InformationWeek
“Perhaps to fight conservative critics or perhaps because it’s truly what they want, federal health IT officials continue to call on the private sector to solve some of healthcare’s most vexing problems.
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Michael, Mobile Marketing Watch
“The latest research culled from Bulletin Healthcare behavioral data indicates that smartphone usage among physicians is soaring.
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Brian Dolan, mobihealthnews
“Researchers at the Norwegian Centre for Integrated Care and Telemedicine, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway recently tested the merits of 3G mobile video calling in emergency situations. The researchers took 180 high school students and had them perform emergency first aid in simulated cardiac arrest situations with the aid of experienced medical staff providing guidance over the phone.
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Bolle SR et al, Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 17(2)
Many mobile phones allow two-way video communication, which permits callers to hear and see each other. If used during medical emergencies, bystanders can receive supervision and guidance from medical staff based on visual information. We investigated whether video calls from mobile phones could improve the confidence of lay rescuers. High school students (n = 180) were randomly assigned in groups of three to communicate via video calls or via ordinary mobile phone calls. They received realtime guidance from experienced nurse dispatchers at an emergency medical dispatch centre during 10-min scenarios of simulated cardiac arrest. Each student answered a questionnaire to assess understanding, confidence and usefulness of the technology. The mean age was 17.3 years in the video group and 17.9 years in the audio group.
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Springer
“Health and Technology is a truly cross-disciplinary journal for everyone involved in health technologies, from physicians and patients, nurses, and clinical staff, to biomedical engineers and medical physicists.
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TEDxMaastricht
“Dave deBronkart, or better known as “e-Patient Dave” (@epatientdave) was diagnosed in January 2007 with kidney cancer at a very late stage. odds were stacked against him; with tumors in both lungs, several bones, and muscle tissue. He received great treatment and after removing the extensive mess, and by means of therapy was able to fight through and win the battle over his cancer. His last treatment was July 23, 2007, and by September it was clear he’d beaten the disease. Dave is now actively engaged in opening health care information directly to patients on an unprecedented level, thus creating a new dynamic in how information is delivered, accessed and used by the patient.”
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Miguel, Salud con cosas
“La innovación está de moda, ha sido definida mil veces, y ha generado múltiples desarrollos teóricos alrededor de su origen, sus posibilidades, su difusión, sus herramientas, etc. Tenemos guías, estudios, artículos, proyectos de investigación, congresos, organismos y mil cosas más alrededor de la innovación, pero no podemos olvidar la base de todo: las ideas.
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PatientsLikeMe
“Today, PatientsLikeMe (www.patientslikeme.com) announces the expansion of its platform and invites patients with any condition to join. The five-year-old free online health data-sharing website was previously only available to patients with 22 chronic conditions (including ALS, Parkinson’s disease, HIV, depression, epilepsy, fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis and organ transplants).
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John White, Perficient
“The release by CMS of the draft ACO regulations last week came as no surprise. What was surprising was the number of articles and comments regarding the differing perspectives around ACOs and their purpose versus the business viability and sustainability of this health reform business model. The interesting challenge around ACOs is whether this is a business model determined by financial contributions to the participants or if the purpose is to drive better and less expensive clinical services.
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Bowles KH et al, Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 15(7)
We compared the effects of evidence-based disease management guidelines delivered to patients with heart failure and diabetes using three different modalities: in-person visits alone (Control), in-person visits and a telephone intervention (Telephone), and in-person visits and telemonitoring (Telemonitoring). Patients were randomized to the three groups. There were 112 patients in the Control group, 93 in the Telephone group and 98 in the Telemonitoring group. During the first 60 days, 10% of the Control group were rehospitalized, 17% of the Telephone group and 16% of the Telemonitoring group. Having heart failure and receiving more in-person visits were significantly related to readmission and time to readmission.
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