January 2010 Blog Posts (58)

Clinton, Bush say saving lives is top goal in Haiti

Getting aid to Haiti right away to save lives is the first goal of the fund-raising initiative headed by George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, the two former U.S. presidents say.

In a pre-recorded interview broadcast Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union," Bush and Clinton said the new fund created by President Barack Obama also seeks to ensure that money keeps coming in after the… Continue

Added by bloglist on January 17, 2010 at 6:45pm — No Comments

Google Crisis Response Website

Free Google Voice Calls to Haiti

To help US families reach relatives in Haiti, for the next two weeks, Google Voice is offering free calls to Haiti.

If you don't have a Google Voice account, you can request an invitation at www.google.com/voice.

Support… Continue

Added by Eric K. Noji, M.D. on January 17, 2010 at 10:33am — No Comments

Nexus One

After a protracted period of company 'denials' that Google was in the hardware business, the Nexus-One is finally here. As the review in PC mag reveals, there is much to like about this new phone, even when compared to other Android devices, but it is a long way from the "second coming". Potential buyers might be best to delay purchase until support issues are resolved, and relationships with wireless carriers… Continue

Added by Clymer/JR on January 16, 2010 at 11:22am — No Comments

Agencies harness social media for Haiti relief efforts

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Added by Eric K. Noji, M.D. on January 15, 2010 at 2:39pm — No Comments

Invitation to Entry Survey ... National Science Foundation (NSF) ... "Next Generation Social Networks" Study

Colleagues,

On Tuesday, 12 January 2010 I transmitted to you the 1st of a 4 part series of postings by Dr Leigh Jerome, Ph.D., Principal Investigator of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) funded study on "Next Generation Social Networks". Here is a link to that posting.

The study focuses on how social networking platforms and… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on January 14, 2010 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Misconception - Primary care physicians do not deal with the expensive aspects of medical care so they can have little impact on reducing medical expenditures.

Two major reasons for cost escalation are lack of good care coordination of those with complex chronic illnesses and inadequate attention to prevention and screening. PCPs are key to both of these but they have too little time per patient and are not paid for either activity. About 5% of all healthcare expenditures go to PCPs but they can have a major impact on the other 95%, especially with good care coordination of chronic illness and with a focus on prevention.

To fix this, PCPs… Continue

Added by Stephen C Schimpff on January 14, 2010 at 5:19pm — No Comments

A Little Bit About the VetAdvisor® Support Program

The VetAdvisor® Support Program was designed to augment and support already existing VA services. Through this program, veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi freedom can receive free, over-the-phone screenings for potential mental health concerns that are related to deployment. If the veteran screens positive for any of the concerns, they are refered back to the VA for a follow-up.

VetAdvisor® also has a second part which allows veterans to talk to behavioral… Continue

Added by Elizabeth Bundy on January 13, 2010 at 4:37pm — 1 Comment

FDA Workshop on Medical Device Interoperability Jan 25-27

To all,

Sorry for not posting this announcement sooner.

(FR notice just published Dec 30)

Workshop on Medical Device Interoperability: Achieving Safety and Effectiveness

January 25-27, 2010, Silver Spring, MD

Co-Sponsored by

FDA, Continua Health Alliance, and CIMIT

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Devices and Radiological Health, in co-sponsorship with Continua Health Alliance and the Center for Integration of Medicine &… Continue

Added by Julian Goldman on January 13, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

Help for Haiti Conference Call - Now Underway

In the wake of the devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Haiti Tuesday, many concerned government, NGO and private sector technology folks from diverse organizations are mobilizing to help.

I’m especially proud of the fact that some of my friends and colleagues in the health and technology communities are leading the charge.

If you are a humanitarian assistance, international development, emergency response or other professional… Continue

Added by Michael J. Russell on January 13, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

Haiti

YouTube

Earthquake in Haiti

This TV interview is from 20 years ago but the old adage, "The Golden 24 Hours" of search and rescue still pertains. 85-95% of live rescues are made during the first 24-48 hours after an earthquake. Beyond that, survivability drops precipitously.

From: WBAL-TV News Interview with Dr Eric K. Noji, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Johns Hopkins… Continue

Added by Eric K. Noji, M.D. on January 13, 2010 at 8:55am — No Comments

1st of a 4 Part Series ... MedTechIQ and the National Science Foundation "Next Generation Social Network" Study

Colleagues,

Please see below the 1st of a 4 part series of posts from Dr. Leigh Jerome, Phd, Principal Investigator of the National Science Foundation (NSF) study on "Next Generation Social Networks" involving MedTech-IQ. ENJOY!

CC

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Next Generation Social Networking: Collaborative Innovation (first of a four-part… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on January 12, 2010 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Google Embraces Partners to Straddle Desktop-Cloud Divide

Google has unveiled plans today to allow Google Docs to store any type of files, and revealed a new tool from Memeo to enable users to access, migrate, and synchronize files between their desktop and Google Docs. These announcements signify a broader strategy by Google to help business customers bridge the gap between the desktop and the cloud.

Google has been aggressively… Continue

Added by bloglist on January 12, 2010 at 6:40pm — No Comments

outpatient clinic

I got a bill this week from a procedure I had back in December. My Medical Insurance covered the procedure the same as it had before, but this time there was a two thousand charge from the hospital. While my Health Insurance did its job, the hospital charge was not something that had appeared the first time. The first time it was… Continue

Added by Cindy Fallsen on January 12, 2010 at 4:57pm — 1 Comment

Atrial Fibrillation Roundtable Summary Available

Atrial fibrillation is a chronic and costly condition affecting 2.5 million Americans, with its incidence increasing. Control is possible but is complex and may have undesirable side effects. Consequently, prevention is the “gold standard,” participants in a roundtable held by the Institute of Federal Health Care agreed.

Read the executive summary at: www.fedhealthinst.org

Added by Nancy Tomich on January 11, 2010 at 2:28pm — No Comments

Fiorina Lends Campaign $2.5 Million

Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina loaned $2.5 million of her own money to her campaign for the U.S. Senate, an indication she's willing to invest significant personal resources to unseat Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer.

Fiorina also raised nearly $1.1 million in donations during her first two months in the race. After expenses, that gives her about $2.7 million… Continue

Added by bloglist on January 11, 2010 at 2:03pm — No Comments

China becomes world's biggest exporter

China completed a resurgent 2009 with a huge rise in exports establishing China as the world's biggest exporter, ahead of Germany, for the first time. The juggernaut Chinese economy also revealed record monthly imports of crude oil and a vast renewed appetite for iron ore and copper.

Trade in December, according to figures from China's customs office, showed a massive… Continue

Added by bloglist on January 11, 2010 at 2:05am — No Comments

Facebook Announces Ph.D. Fellowship Program

Inside Facebook --

Tracking Facebook and the Facebook Platform for Developers and Marketers

Facebook Announces Ph.D. Fellowship Program

January 8th, 2010

By Sara Inés Calderón

Facebook today announced the creation of its Facebook Fellowship Program for Ph.D. students in the upcoming 2010-2011 school year. This is a way for students to get… Continue

Added by Eric K. Noji, M.D. on January 9, 2010 at 2:23pm — No Comments

George Galloway MP deported from Egypt, say activists

British MP George Galloway has been deported from Egypt, say activists working with him to take an aid convoy into Gaza.

The Bow and Bethnal Green MP had been with international activists trying to take 200 aid trucks into the blockaded Gaza Strip.

Egypt had refused some of the vehicles access and there have been protests and clashes on the Egypt-Gaza… Continue

Added by bloglist on January 8, 2010 at 9:06am — No Comments

House Democrats discuss health care priorities

Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives briefed party members on Thursday on healthcare talks with the Senate, with competing approaches on taxes and the shape of new insurance exchanges topping the list of priorities.

About 175 House Democrats participated in a conference call with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic leaders designed to… Continue

Added by bloglist on January 8, 2010 at 7:22am — No Comments

8 people shot, 3 fatally, at St. Louis factory, police say

Three people were killed and five others wounded Thursday in a shooting at a St. Louis, Missouri, transformer manufacturing company, police said.

It was unclear whether the suspect was among those killed at ABB Inc., St. Louis Metropolitan Police said in a statement.

A law enforcement official identified the suspect to CNN as Timothy… Continue

Added by bloglist on January 7, 2010 at 5:27pm — No Comments