Source: Steven Overly, The Washington Post Content: “As smartphone users have grown more comfortable forking over information about their bank accounts and physical whereabouts to mobile applications, a growing group of app developers are betting health-related data will be next. Consider Bethesda-based M3 Information. The company has created an app that asks patients a series [...]
Meta Brown, General Manager of Analytics at LinguaSys, has kindly accepted to answer a few questions for Data Mining Research. I would like to thank Meta for her time and her advices in Analytics.
Data Mining Research: Who are you and what is your story?
Meta Brown: I’m a practical, plain-talking data analyst and engineer. I use [...]Source: Leanne Hudson, Herald Sun Content: “Imagine if any medical practitioner could access your healthcare records at the click of a mouse. The emergency department could treat you more quickly, specialists could compare test results instantly and you wouldn’t have to remember the last time you had a tetanus shot.
Welcome to the world of eHealth, [...]Source: ThomasNet Content: “Integrating with eCareSoft’s Cirrus(TM) ONC-ATCB Certified Complete Inpatient-Hospital EHR, Nimbo(TM) for Android provides practice management, electronic health record, and e-prescribing solution for single or multiple physician clinics. From mobile device, physicians can view patient appointments, respond to messages, approve orders, review vitals, and refer patient to hospital or specialist. Encryption technology safeguards [...]Source: Carl Natale, ICD10 Watch Content: “The proponents of the ICD-10 code set promise much more data because of the increased specificity. But will that extra data be more useful?
Brian Eastwood brings up a good point about how more diagnostic codes could confuse analytics.”
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Carl Natale, ICD10 Watch, 25 April 2012
Source: Ken Terry, FierceHealthIT Content: “EHR certification standards within the proposed Meaningful Use Stage 2 criteria is deficient in one important respect, according to John Loonsk, M.D., a former official of the Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT (ONC) who is currently chief medical officer of CGI Federal. The requirement that EHRs include [...]Source: Adler-Milstein J, Jha AK. JAMA, 307(16) Content: The United States is undertaking an ambitious effort to wire the health care system. The goal is to build a nationwide information infrastructure to serve as the foundation for large and sustained improvements in performance. Widespread adoption of health information technology will support new care delivery models, [...]Source: John Pulley, NextGov Content: “The credo “first, do no harm” applies not just to medical professionals, but to health IT intended to improve patient care, suggests a health-care management company executive.
Dr. Wendy Whittington, chief medical officer of Dallas-based Anthelio Healthcare Solutions, told Healthcare Payer News that hospitals should be aware of potential pitfalls of [...]
Today’s book review is about The Value of Business Analytics – Identifying The Path to Profitability, from Evan Stubbs. I won’t keep any suspense: the book is excellent! It’s a must have for any person trying to apply analytics within a company. The book is published by Wiley/SAS, but don’t worry, there is no promotion of SAS [...]