Archives for April, 2009
The Future of Healthcare with Cisco Unified Communications
This video is basically an ad for Cisco, but it does show a very interesting concept in the future of Health Care. Advertisement or not, our industry does really need to start considering the [+]
How technology can serve us as we age
Chin Hansen, the President of AARP, will speaks at CITRIS on the needs of seniors and how technology can help serve them.
VIDEO:
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Zero Hour: America’s Medic-Unreal Game for Emergency Responders-VERY COOL
Everyone has heard about how the Wii is changing medicine, but how about Unreal 3.0? The "Unreal" series is usually known for blowing up people's body parts and massive gratutious violence. "Zero Hour" [+]
@jchristenson looking at Microsoft HealthVault on the “Surface”
@jchristenson attended HIMSS09 this year and visited the Microsoft booth. I caught him on camera demoing the new Microsoft HealthVault and Amalga applications on the newest generation of Microsoft's Surface interactive table. I have another [+]
Health on Twitter: for Beginners
Twitter has become the fastest growing social media system on the Internet for the last few months. The problem is, if you are new to Twitter, how do you find dependable and intelligent sources? I [+]
State and local public health officials in Minnesota responding aggressively to potential swine flu threat
The following is a republish of a Minnesota Department of Health announcement:
State and local public health officials are taking aggressive steps in response to the unusual strain of swine influenza that has been making people [+]
The Japanese fight air borne disease and contaminents with new technology
The first thing I thought with this tech is "how long before we put it to use against new airborne flu virus"? I think we will need to keep the Japanese and Chinese experiences with [+]
HIMSS09 Overall Impressions and thoughts – #HIMSS09
Yes, I know...HIMSS was over a couple of weeks ago. I have been busy. If you have been following me on twitter ( @rilescat ), you know how busy I have been.
HIMSS09 was in Chicago [+]
POLL – What is the primary risk to your HIT Strategic Plan?
Every Health Information Technology shop has major challenges in 2009-2010 to face. What is the primary challenge you see?
[poll id="6"] [+]
Nicollett Health Services are forced to cut 233 jobs.
Park Nicollett Health Services have been forced to cut 233 jobs due to economic conditions. Additional details here: http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/minnesota-health-system-announces-additional-layoffs
Cuts like this are happening all over Minnesota. There are large questions on what will happen when [+]
Quick look inside Mayo Clinic Health Manager
You start your connection to Mayo Clinic Health Manager via Microsoft HealthVault's Live ID login. Once into Health Manager, you are presented with a layout of the family medical charts that you have created:
At this [+]
The only way to know the future, is to know the past….
Check out this classic video of the "hospital of the future":
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Family Medicine and Health Information Technology
Very quick, short video for helping layman to understand the needs and new oppurtunities of Health IT in the family and primary medicine environments:
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Myth vs. Reality in Minnesota Mecical Institutions
Myth vs. Reality — Governor Pawlenty’s Proposed Budget and its Impact on Minnesota’s Hospitals
Myth:
The federal stimulus package that Minnesota received helped the state’s health and human services budget.
Reality
NO. Despite receiving $1.8 billion in federal stimulus [+]
Minnesota medical systems fire back at Governor’s budget
This is a reprint of the Austin Medical Center's opinions on Governor Pawlenty's budget plans for 2010-11:
LETTER TO THE EDITOR – Republished with permission from Austin Medical Center - Mayo Health System
AUSTIN POST-BULLETIN BY DR. [+]
Blue Cross / Blue Shield steps into PCMH
BCBS is stepping into a new side of Patient Centered Medical Home. A pilot system in Hawaii and Minnesota allows for many components of primary care to be handled via a web bound system.
What would [+]
Minnesota Hospitals may have major budget challenges in 2010-11
Thirty-six states around the USA are currently suffering from budget shortfalls. Each state is trying to counter with a mess of "increase taxes, decrease taxes, increase spending, decrease spending," etc, etc.
Minnesota appears to be trying [+]
HIMSS09 Day 3 …. Vendors….Vendors…… #HIMSS09
Day 3 was vendor booth day for me at HIMMS.
I took lots of video and pics of vendors and their demonstrations. Most of which will have to wait until after HIMSS is over to get [+]
HIMSS Day 2 Impressions – #HIMSS09 – Please Comment
Some of my personal opinions and observations on Day 2 at HIMSS09 in Chicago
Dennis Quaid opened: Nice talk, I understand his interest in clinical care. I still wonder if a physician or IT leader would [+]
HIMSS09 #HIMSS09 Impressions from Day 1 – Saturday
Day 1 - Saturday impressions:
Registration was quick and easy
Facility is nice, but parking in Chicago is a pain and expensive
Once in the building arrival registration was quick and easy
Lines moved swiftly
None of the vendor areas [+]
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