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MedTech-IQ member, Miles Moore, CEO of AWS Organizes High Tech Alliance to Support Haiti Relief Effort

Colleagues,

As reported in numerous publications ... Miles Moore, CEO, Advanced Warning Systems, Inc. (AWS) has organized a cutting edge effort to bring advanced remote monitoring technology to the Haiti Relief effort...

Read on ...

Technology Innovators Band Together for Haitian Relief

Businesses to airlift equipment for remote health… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on February 4, 2010 at 4:42pm — No Comments

Next Generation Social Networks: The Institute for Triple Helix Innovation and MedTechIQ Cross the Boundaries

Next Generation Social Networks: The Institute for Triple Helix Innovation and MedTechIQ Cross the Boundaries [Collaboration]

posted by Leigh Jerome

(fourth of a four-part series)

Next Generation Social Networks: 3Helix in a Pioneering Network of Networks((third of a four-part series)…

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Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on February 4, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Next Generation Social Networks: 3Helix in a Pioneering Network of Networks [Collaboration]

Colleagues,

Please see the third in a series of four posts from MedTech-IQ member Dr Leigh Jerome, as part of the National Science Foundation (NSF) study on "Next Generation Social Networks". Be sure to add your voice to the periodic surveys that accompany the study, and link to the 3Helix network, http://www.3helix.org/, for more information & networking… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on January 28, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

"Crisis Commons" ... Haiti Earthquake Relief - Open Source, Real-Time Networks, Info & Maps

Colleagues,

Thank you to MedTech-IQ members Michael Russel and Bart Stidham for informing me about CrisisCommons, host of CrisisCamp, at: http://www.crisiscommons.org/. Crisis Commons is an international volunteer network that creates open source tools for responders to mitigate disasters.

Crisis Commons includes:…

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Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on January 21, 2010 at 8:47am — No Comments

Telemedicine in Haiti ... A Humble Assessment of Where We Are

Colleagues,

First, I want to thank the many of you who have shared your thoughts on how emerging medical technologies - Telemedicine, mHealth, Distance Learning, ect.. - can be used to support the humanitarian relief efforts in Haiti. Clearly, this community has a great deal to offer.

As we all can see, the acute phase of the disaster relief response is still coalescing. Consequently, while conditions on the ground are improving, they are still chaotic. As in all major… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on January 20, 2010 at 7:00pm — 2 Comments

2nd in a 4 Part Series ... MedTechIQ and the National Science Foundation "Next Generation Social Network" Study

Colleagues,

Please see below the 2nd in a 4 part series of posts from Dr. Leigh Jerome, Phd, Principal Investigator of the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded study on "Next Generation Social Networks" involving MedTech-IQ.

ENJOY!

CC

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Next Generation Social Networks: The promise of… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on January 18, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

From University of Miami Command Center ... Accounts from Port Au Prince Airport, Haiti - Project Medishare

Colleagues,

Please see email from MedTech-IQ member Scott Simmons from the University of Miami (UM) Command Center in Miami, sharing reports from the UM team in Haiti ...

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I just returned from our University of Miami (UM)/Project Medishare command center. Here is some background and the latest update:

Within 24 hours of the quake the UM/Medishare team set up a field medical facility within the UN-secured zone on the grounds… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on January 17, 2010 at 11:00pm — 1 Comment

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

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

CARS 2010 – Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery ... Reminder Call for Papers Deadline: 11th January 2010

Colleagues,

Please see message below from organizers of the annual CARS 2010 – Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery 24th International Congress and Exhibition, http://www.cars-int.org ...

ENJOY!

CC

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CARS 2010 – Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery

24th International Congress and Exhibition,… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on January 6, 2010 at 8:42am — No Comments

A 2-for-1 Giving Opportunity from INSTEDD (Innovative Support to Emergencies Diseases and Disasters)

Colleagues,

Please see message I am forwarding to you below from MedTech-IQ member, Eric Rasmussen, CEO, InSTEDD. InSTEDD (Innovative Support to Emergencies Diseases and Disasters) is a non-profit created three years ago to fight global health threats and natural disasters in remote and dangerous places founded by Dr. Larry Brilliant, former director of Google's philanthropic arm ... Google.org.

CC

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| December… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on December 31, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (IJCARS) Accepted for Indexing in Medline & Index Medicus.

Colleagues,

Please see message below from organizers of CARS...Computer Assisted Radiology & Surgery 2010...

CC

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Dear colleague,

We are pleased to announce that the International Journal of Computer

Assisted Radiology and Surgery (IJCARS) has been accepted for indexing in

Medline and Index Medicus. This news should encourage potential… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on December 23, 2009 at 5:30am — No Comments

PricewaterhouseCoopers' Top 10 Healthcare Trends for 2010

Colleagues,

See below ... the top 10 healthcare trends to expect in 2010, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers.

According to David Chin, MD, partner and leader of PricewaterhouseCoopers' Health Research Institute, the primary emphasis for healthcare organizations next year will be on reducing costs and creating greater value in the health system. This focus "will have a domino effect from one sector to another and redefine roles, responsibilities and relationships," Chin… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on December 22, 2009 at 10:17am — No Comments

Guest Blog ... Richard L. Reece, MD, "Vitual Medicine: The Lever That Might Save Independent Practice"

Colleagues,

Thank you to MedTech-IQ member, Ronald J. Pion MD, for this link to an intriguing blog post by Richard L. Reece, MD. We'll start with these introductory words, and then link to the full blog below… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on December 21, 2009 at 1:59pm — No Comments

Best Products, Services & Technologies of the Decade ... PC Magazine

Colleagues,

Hard to believe it, but the first decade of this century is almost over... Here are the most important Information Technology (IT) products of the decade as presented by our friends at PC magazine, what do you think? ...

1. Google

... The remarkable achievement of Google is that it has become our brain. These days, when we want information about a movie time, metric conversion, a historical tidbit,… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on December 14, 2009 at 8:46pm — No Comments

Invite from MedTech-IQ member, Christine Stineman ... online chat with Honorary Co-Chair Michael K. Powell

Colleagues,

Please see invite from MedTech-IQ member, Christine Stineman, to an online chat with Michael K. Powell ... former Chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)...

Join us for an online chat with Honorary Co-Chair Michael K. Powell

Please join Broadband for America this Friday, December 11th… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on December 9, 2009 at 7:31pm — No Comments

What Intel "Really" Wants in the Healthcare Market?

Colleagues,

See this link to excerpts of a fascinating article written by veteran health information and technology analyst,

Dana Blankenhorn, in ZDNet Healthcare ... -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

... the Intel Digital Health Group is as serious as a heart attack, and the Intel Reader is part of it. The device is actually a specialized… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on December 3, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

2010 CIMIT Prize for Primary Healthcare ... Now Accepting Letters of Intent

Colleagues,

Please see message below from MedTech-IQ members at CIMIT (Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology) in Boston...

The 2010 CIMIT Prize for Primary Healthcare online submission site is now open to accept completed letters of intent.

Deadline to submit a letter of intent is January 17,… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on December 1, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

New MedTech-IQ Affiliates ... Executive Search Online.com & Basecamp Online Project Management

Colleagues,

Now joining our list of MedTech-IQ Affiliates we are adding:

.... Executive Search Online .com ... Specializing in executive searches in the $80,000 to $500,000 range, and

.... Basecamp Online Project Management ... A very useful PM system gaining momentum in Silicon Valley

Check Them out ... Both can be found on the homepage.

These new affiliates join our incumbent affiliates… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on November 30, 2009 at 11:30pm — No Comments

7 top technologies to watch in 2010

Colleagues,

Genetic testing and electronic medical records are top of the ECRI Institute's 2010 technology watch list for health plans.

ECRI officials said the list represents important technologies and technology-related issues that private and public payers should pay close attention to in 2010.

The trends as listed are:

1. Genetic testing

2. Electronic medical records

3. Premium CT and ultra-high-field MRI

4. Radiation… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on November 30, 2009 at 6:33pm — No Comments