John Moore, Chilmark Research
“Little over a month ago, IBM and WellPoint announced an agreement wherein WellPoint will deploy IBM’s latest and greatest super computer and artificial intelligence mega-mind Watson. Watson’s claim to fame was its ability to beat the human Jeopardy champions much like Big Blue beat reigning chess champion Garry Kasparov in 1997.
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Kimura M et al, Methods of Information in Medicine, 50(4)
Objectives:
To clarify health record background information in the Asia-Pacific region, for planning and evaluation of medical information systems.
Methods:
The survey was carried out in the summer of 2009. Of the 14 APAMI (Asia-Pacific Association for Medical Informatics) delegates 12 responded which were Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Taiwan.
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e-Health-com News
“Neuerdings können Schweizer ihr eletronisches Gesundheitsdossier Evita auch in italienischer und französischer Sprache einsehen. Bisher mussten die Nutzer in der Westschweiz mit einer deutschen Benutzeroberfläche arbeiten. Dieses Manko hat der Betreiber Swisscom jetzt beseitigt.
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Ann Tracy Mueller, Health Care Communication News
“Imagine what it would be like if you were ill or in pain and, no matter how you tried to explain, you couldn’t get the physician to understand what was wrong? Frustrating, right? It can be just as frustrating for a health care provider, wanting to help, wanting to understand, wanting to give care to a patient.
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medGadget
“Google Translate on Android phones now offers a beta “conversation mode” which can act as an interpreter between speakers of different languages (think Universal Translator from Star Trek). Here’s Graham Walker demonstrating the potential of this new feature for use in a clinical setting:”
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Mucic D. et al, J Telemed Telecare, 16(5)
A telepsychiatry project was conducted to improve access to culturally appropriate care providers (i.e. culturally competent, bilingual clinicians) by the use of videoconferencing. A self-completed retrospective questionnaire survey was conducted with asylum seekers, refugees and migrants. The purpose of the referral was either for diagnostic assessment with a subsequent treatment recommendation, or for treatment via telepsychiatry. The service was free of charge for the patients involved. Over a period of 34 months (starting in January 2005), 61 patients participated in the pilot project.
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Daniel Ghinn, Creation Interactive
“Earlier this year I wrote about how language barriers are creating a new digital health divide and I suggested that the single biggest barrier to successfully connecting patients online internationally is language.
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