A simple change could dramatically improve hospitals and American health care – The Boston Globe

It's refreshing to see a variety of experts take a stab at improving the healthcare system from a unique angle. This article looks at the work of a businessman who decided to create workflows of hospitals to see how much the experience could be improved by making a few, small tweaks.. A simple change could … Continue reading A simple change could dramatically improve hospitals and American health care – The Boston Globe

State helping to shape US efforts to digitize health records for all

State helping to shape US efforts to digitize health records for all - The Boston Globe. Great article on the ability of Mass to lead the way in health informatics as the Silicon valley of health IT.

‘Experimental Man’ tests modern medicine: David Ewing Duncan

  'Experimental Man' tests modern medicine - The Boston Globe.   Related articles   New Cookbooks Highlight the Promises of Paleolithic Eating to Kick Diabetes, Cancer, and Obesity to the Curb (prweb.com) Has Modern Medicine Bested Evolution? (bigthink.com) Neurobiology of the Placebo Effect (scientificamerican.com) Not Your Father's Medical Tests (click2houston.com) Personalized Health Manifesto Unveiled at … Continue reading ‘Experimental Man’ tests modern medicine: David Ewing Duncan

Ultrasound Detection to Beat Cancer

  Why Early Detection Is the Best Way to Beat Cancer.   Interesting to note that a new ultrasound method is even more accurate than CT scan and much less dangerous. Ultrasound guided treatments are very promising.     Related articles   Ultrasound for Breast Cancer Detection (everydayhealth.com) A company's novel approach to ultrasound to … Continue reading Ultrasound Detection to Beat Cancer

Through website, patients creating own drug studies

Through website, patients creating own drug studies - The Boston Globe. Related articles Leading Health Website Offers New Approach to Comparative Medicine (prweb.com) Healthy Big Data: Putting Patients In Control (servicesangle.com) Crowd-sourcing a cure for cancer (bbc.co.uk) Would You Want to See Everything Your Doctor Writes About You? (theatlantic.com) The Mass. healthcare market is "ferocious." … Continue reading Through website, patients creating own drug studies

Die Pillendreherin: Kerstin Hollmann’s blog

Die Pillendreherin. Kerstin Hollmann's blog Related articles Does Jane Dumas Know Cogentrix is Trying to Ruin Mission Trails? (savemissiontrails.org) Green Blog: Ancestral Remedies to the Rescue (green.blogs.nytimes.com) eJournals and Databases added in June 2012 (wulibraries.typepad.com) Greens! Greens! Greens! (missmaggiemayhem.com) The lost digital decades (moncurdg.com) Classifying Mind Clouds (longstreet.typepad.com) DIY Herbal Remedies (ediblearia.com) Masters in viticulture … Continue reading Die Pillendreherin: Kerstin Hollmann’s blog

HubMed: Pubmed goes social

HubMed. Cool alternative to Pubmed Related articles Reading: Is Google Scholar better than PubMed ?! (scienceintelligence.wordpress.com) What Causes Aging and How Does Dietary Restriction Increase Life Span? (understandnutrition.com) New Search Syntax: Structured Abstracts Now Searchable in PubMed (infodocket.com) Atigeo Releases Medical Research Search Application (arnoldit.com) New Look, New Name for PubMed Central (PMC) (hslnews.wordpress.com) The … Continue reading HubMed: Pubmed goes social

Ahead of the Curve: Health Informatics Specialist

  Ahead of the Curve: Health Informatics Specialist - US News and World Report. Related articles 2012 Canadian Health Informatics Awards: Call for Nominations/Applications (imianews.wordpress.com) IMIA Yearbook 2012 Available (imianews.wordpress.com) Health Informatics Forum MOOC to Launch (imianews.wordpress.com) Ramblings: Fellow of Australasian College of Health Informatics (binaryhealthcare.wordpress.com) Register for the Public Health Informatics: Model Best Practices … Continue reading Ahead of the Curve: Health Informatics Specialist

HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society)

HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society). This org shows jobs in HIT avg salary around 75k and extensive growth. Related articles HIMSS focuses on usability in guide to selecting mobile apps (healthtechinsights.com) Albany Medical Center vice president receives highest recognition (troyrecord.com) Drexel University Online and Leading Healthcare Association Collaborate for Higher Education Initiative (prweb.com) … Continue reading HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society)

Delayed Atrophy & Fibrosis from Cancer Radiation Therapy

  Delayed Atrophy & Fibrosis from Cancer Radiation Therapy - Neurology - MedHelp. Related articles Radiation Therapy (cancercenter.com) Spinal Cancer Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT) (cancercenter.com) 10 Things I Tell People Who Just Learned Their Dog Has Cancer (dogster.com) Liver Cancer Radiation Therapy & Treatment (cancercenter.com) Radiation Therapy for Beginners part 1 (kingvalley.wordpress.com) Delaying radiation therapy … Continue reading Delayed Atrophy & Fibrosis from Cancer Radiation Therapy