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Lessons on Social Neworks From the Pentagon ... Benefits & Risks

Colleagues,

In an interesting, and thought provoking article from Government Computer News, they have assembled a team of experts to describe both the advantages and risks of social networks.

The article analyzes these benefits & costs within the context of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). But many of these lessons apply to any social network, including ours here at MedTech-IQ.

Social networks are a great development. They vastly improve our… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on September 11, 2009 at 9:43am — No Comments

Good Example of public-private-university partnership to tackle major public health crisis

Here is the original article that the editorial from Military Medicine referenced.

This is one of the best examples I've seen of a public-private-foundation-university partnership to tackle a major public health problem. Actually, a potential global crisis -- pandemic influenza. The collaborators of this study were from Google.org, Centers for Disease Control, Google.com and Stanford.

See below for… Continue

Added by Eric K. Noji, M.D. on September 10, 2009 at 7:34pm — 1 Comment

Early influenza detection -- High Marks for Google Search engine query data

Excellent editorial in this month's Military Medicine

Click link below to access PDF file

EditorialPublicHealthRoleSearchEnginePattieMilMedAug09Short.pdf

Eric K. Noji, M.D.
NGH&S LLC
Washington, D.C.

Added by Eric K. Noji, M.D. on September 10, 2009 at 4:42pm — No Comments

Intriguing Job Opportunity ... Media Relations Director ... Health Related Organization

Colleagues,

Thank you to MedTech-IQ member, Adrian, for this posting ...

Please contact me (click my link to follow) if you, or a referral you would like to make, is interested. My link is: CC...Conrad Clyburn (Clymer… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on September 10, 2009 at 2:25pm — 1 Comment

New Member Update ... Who Are We? ... What Do We Do? ... What's New? (PART 2)

Colleagues,

In the continuing quest to accelerate our collective ability to translate medical technology from laboratory to market, we remain committed to delivering the 3C's of "Content, Community & Collaboration" to the "MedTech-IQ" community.

Please find below Part 2 of the New Member update. As is our custom, we divide new members by their self identified choice of "Triple Helix" sector ... Academia, Industry or Government.

Remember… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on September 7, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

New Member Update ... Who Are We? ... What Do We Do? ... How Can We Help! (PART 1)

Colleagues,

In the continuing quest to bring you the 3Cs of "Content, Community & Collaboration", MedTech-IQ continues to attract new members by "word of mouth".

So, what does a typical day at MedTech-IQ look like?

According to Google analytics, we have 773 active members. On the 27th of August 2009, we had 266 visitors, 152 which were returning members, and 114 new visitors. Combined the visitors spent an average of 7 minutes and 25 seconds on… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on September 7, 2009 at 1:30am — No Comments

TOP FIVE HEALTH CARE LIES—AND HOW TO FIGHT BACK

The health care fight has turned ugly, fast. And lies about reform are spreading via anonymous email chains. Below are the real facts you need to know. Also, check out this great version of the Top Five Lies, created by Bradley, a Texas MoveOn member. (PDF)

Top Five Health Care Reform Lies—and How to Fight Back

Lie #1: President Obama wants to euthanize your grandma!!!

The truth: These accusations—of "death panels" and forced euthanasia—are, of course, flatly untrue.… Continue

Added by Bari Shein on September 5, 2009 at 6:57pm — No Comments

PRII ... Innovative Motion Medical Device Design & Development Collaborations

Solving your medical device actuation and motion control challenges – rapidly and economically. Piezo Resonance Innovations, Inc. designs, prototypes and manufactures medical devices under an FDA and ISO 13485:2003 compliant quality system. PRII has expertise in smart actuation technologies, including piezoelectric components that can operate in a magnetic field, such as for Magnetic Resonance Imaging diagnostic applications.

• Contract Designer and Manufacturer: PRII can work with… Continue

Added by Maureen L. Mulvihill on September 2, 2009 at 11:56am — No Comments

U.S. Health Information Technology (IT) Spending to Approach $10 billion by 2014

Colleagues,

As reported in Telemedicine and eHealth News Alert ... Money provided under the economic stimulus law will help state and federal governments increase health information technology spending by $7.6 billion to $9.6 billion by 2014, according to a report by market research firm INPUT.

Much of that spending will be directed toward purchase of electronic health record (EHR) systems, according to “Health IT Transformation: FY2009-FY2014 State and Local Market… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on September 2, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

Rural Telehealth & Advanced Technologies Conference

(The full text of this excerpted blog post appears on Mike Russell's blog at: blog.planetrussell.net)

As the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania heads into the 60th day of its marathon state budget impasse, that's… Continue

Added by Michael J. Russell on August 29, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

ICD-10

ICD-10: Just the Facts

CMS conference call sets the record straight.

By Lynn Jusinski

Posted on: August 26, 2009

On the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) conference call dealing with General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), speaker Pat Brooks, RHIA, senior technical adviser, hospital and ambulatory policy group, Center for Medicare Management, CMS, gave several facts about ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation in general. As these came straight from… Continue

Added by Bari Shein on August 28, 2009 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Remembering “The Lion”

Colleagues,

MedTechIQ expresses our deepest condolences to our member, Dr William Smith, nephew of Senator Edward Kennedy. The senator died today following a battle with brain cancer.

Senator Kennedy will be long-remembered. Regardless of one’s political persuasion, none can deny the force of his ideas or the sincerity of his motivation. The “Lion of the Senate” was an energetic fighter. He spent much of his political career addressing the issue of equity in health care… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on August 26, 2009 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment

EHR Adoption is Business Process Change: Not Technology Adoption Alone!

August 26, 2009 Nari Kannan Leave a comment

EHR adoption or Non-adoption as I see it, is not because of Physicians alone! Lots of other people need to change the way they practice medicine, not just the Physicians!

Success or Failure of EHR adoption is often laid at the feet of Physicians. They are technology-averse, they are not comfortable with computers, etc. However it appears that everyone from the Office Manager or the person at the reception at the practice, to the… Continue

Added by Bari Shein on August 27, 2009 at 12:18pm — 1 Comment

What will business life be like in the future?

I wanted to start this post with a flow diagram that resonated with me so much that I immediately sent it to my Mother. I’ve been doing ‘tech support’ for my family for years, and for Geoff and, and, and. I expect you’ve been doing it too.

But although funny, truthful and nicely wry, the diagram got me thinking about what web 2.0 really means in real life. How does it change some of the things we consider to be ‘normal’ now and… Continue

Added by Rebecca Caroe on August 26, 2009 at 6:48am — No Comments

Federal panel's meaningful use, certification guidance sparks criticism

Federal panel's meaningful use, certification guidance sparks criticism

August 14, 2009 | Diana Manos, Senior Editor

Related Links

* Access the HIT Policy Committee Meeting

* Meaningful Use chart

* Certification/adoption WorkRecommendations - Specific

David Blumenthal

WASHINGTON – The Health IT Policy Committee, a federal advisory panel, adopted additional recommendations from its Meaningful Use Workgroup on Friday that had physicians,… Continue

Added by Bari Shein on August 17, 2009 at 6:16pm — No Comments

The Way We Live Now Fat Tax

The Way We Live Now

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By DAVID LEONHARDT

Published: August 12, 2009

Two years ago, the Cleveland Clinic stopped hiring smokers. It was one part of a “wellness initiative” that has won the renowned hospital — which President Obama recently visited — some very nice publicity. The clinic has a farmers’ market on its main campus and has offered smoking-cessation classes for the… Continue

Added by Bari Shein on August 16, 2009 at 9:57pm — No Comments

MedTech-IQ ... Updates ... Blogs, Members, Videos, Meetings, Books ....

Colleagues,

In the continuing quest to provide you with the 3C's of "Content, Community & Collaboration", and to advance the translation of medical technology from laboratory to marketplace, we will be providing MedTech-IQ updates over the next couple of days.

Today ... the Blogs:

Total MedTech-IQ Blog Posts = 382

Most Popular Blog Posts

*… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on August 14, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

The Whole Foods Alternative to ObamaCare Eight things we can do to improve health care without adding to the deficit.

The Whole Foods Alternative to ObamaCare

Eight things we can do to improve health care without adding to the deficit.

By JOHN MACKEY

"The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out

of other people's money."

—Margaret Thatcher

With a projected $1.8 trillion deficit for 2009, several trillions more in deficits projected over the next decade, and with both Medicare and Social Security entitlement spending about to ratchet up several… Continue

Added by Bari Shein on August 16, 2009 at 10:07pm — No Comments

Migrating Pharma to Web 2.0

I had occasion this week to write the specification for two website redesigns. And that has set me thinking about the new state of affairs within the wide range of marketing communications that includes a website as a communication tool.

When I was taught my trade we had a series of headings in our marketing budget and plan that included the word “Collateral” which used to mean anything-printed-that-promotes-our-brand.

Well, collateral now includes digital stuff as well as print and… Continue

Added by Rebecca Caroe on August 17, 2009 at 3:16am — No Comments

InWorld Solutions Introduces InWorld, A Multi-User Internet-Based Virtual Environment Designed Specifically for Behavioral Healthcare

Hello to the MedTech world;

I'm posting to announce that I've started a new company, focused on developing new technology for behavioral medicine and rehabilitation. We just returned from the American Psychology Association Meeting where we announced our first product, and it was very well received.

Our products use shared, multi-user virtual worlds to facilitate cognitive therapy and rehabilitation.

Virtual reality technology has a been shown repeatedly to be a… Continue

Added by Walter Greenleaf on August 15, 2009 at 5:33pm — 1 Comment