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Electronic health records and national patient-safety goals
Hospitals and clinics are adapting to new technologies and implementing electronic health records, but the efforts need to be aligned explicitly with goals for patient safety. EHRs bring the risks of both technical failures and inappropriate use, but they can also help to monitor and improve patient safety. (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - June 25, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: Bibliography Journal Article Science Meaningful Use Patient Safety Security Source Type: news

Surgeon uses Google Glass in the OR to share endoscopic surgery
“When Dr. Rafael Grossman of Eastern Maine Medical Center decided to strap on GoogleGlass to do the first surgical procedure using the technology, it highlighted yet another way to advance telemedicine. It can provide an innovative approach for surgeons and physicians teaching medicine, helping with consults and simulations, from their point of view. The procedure involved [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - June 25, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Devices Google Glass operation room Telemedicine Source Type: news

The NSA’s Prism and Your EHR: More Alike than You’d Think
“The primary reason that today’s EHRs disappoint is that they emphasize data collection, and data alone are essentially meaningless. You might suspect that these distinctions are merely “technical” details that only impact those developing computer systems. If so, you would be wrong. Recent events having nothing to do with EHR or computer science make it abundantly [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - June 25, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Context Data Metadata Source Type: news

One third of patients want mHealth interactions with docs
“Smartphone and tablet owners are ready and willing to use their devices to connect with their physicians, says a new poll by Harris Interactive and HealthDay, but the demand is outpacing the number of providers equipped to handle mHealth communications. While many patients already use mobile devices to send messages or download information through [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - June 22, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Benefits Incentives mHealth Privacy smartphone tablet PC Source Type: news

Medical Device Vulnerability Alert Issued
“Two researchers recently uncovered password vulnerabilities related to the firmware of about 300 medical devices, prompting the Department of Homeland Security to issue on June 13 an advisory to device manufacturers, healthcare facilities and users. That same day, the Food and Drug Administration issued draft guidance and a safety communication regarding medical device cybersecurity issues (see: [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - June 20, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Devices Guidelines Infrastructure Security Source Type: news

Digital health sensing clothes are next in wearables
“Someday soon having to remember to put on your digital health tracking device in the morning might no longer be an issue. If the latest crop of health-minded wearables companies succeed, health sensors will make their way into things we are already wearing — like undershirts, underwear, and socks. Digital health wearables are slowly but surely [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - June 20, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News mHealth Smart Clothes Wearable Source Type: news

Medical devices riddled with security vulnerabilities
“Medical devices that fail to satisfy the agency’s newly drafted cybersecurity guidelines may soon be blocked from approval once the guidelines are finalized later in the year, according to the agency. If finalized, this directive may have far-reaching consequences for medical manufacturers and how they design their products in the future.” Article Carol Ko, DOTmed News, 20 June [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - June 20, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Devices Security Source Type: news

EHRs can improve patient-physician interaction
“Electronic health records, which have long been maligned as disruptive to the patient/physician relationship, can be used to enhance communication and interaction, according to an article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The authors, physicians from the National Institutes of Health, note that EHRs already can be used for electronic messaging with patients, [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - June 20, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Physician-Patient Relationship Source Type: news

Enhancing patient-centered communication and collaboration by using the electronic health record in the examination room
As widespread adoption of the electronic health record (EHR) takes place in US medical practice, many health care experts have emphasized the promising capabilities of the EHR to foster patient activation, which is a characteristic of patients who view themselves as active collaborators in their own health care management. The use of EHRs has the [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - June 20, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: Bibliography Journal Article RA News Record Access Science Benefits Physician-Patient Relationship Source Type: news

Chris Rickert: A little more than a mouse click away from better American health care
“From the annals of “How Technology Won’t Save Us.” (Also see: “Why the United States Should Just For God’s Sake Go Ahead and Adopt a Single-Payer, Universal Health Care System Already”): Recent research and comments from health industry executives have combined to throw a bit of cold water on the promise of electronic health records, or [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - June 17, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Adoption Interoperability Source Type: news

What are the top 5 ways physicians use tablets and smartphones in their medical practice?
“It’s a popular sport among startups and the mobile vendor community to figure out what physicians are willing to do on their tablets and smartphones. It has to be said that some of them have come up with some pretty compelling approaches to deepen the relationship between physicians and their mobile devices. But what is really [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - June 16, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News mHealth smartphone tablet PC Source Type: news

FDA Drafts Medical Device Security Guide
“The Food and Drug Administration has issued draft guidance urging medical device manufacturers to develop cybersecurity controls in the design phase of their product development. The guidance recommends device manufacturers document their risk analysis of cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities as well as ways to mitigate those risks, such as through encryption.” Article Marianne Kolbasuk McGee, Healthcare Info Security, [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - June 14, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Devices Safety Security Source Type: news

Why EHR adoption doesn’t mean the end of paper in healthcare
“The push for the adoption of electronic health records, especially the meaningful use of certified EHR technology as part of the EHR Incentive Programs, is based on the premise that the digitization of health information will led to more accurate, safer, and coordinated care. While EHR adoption will certainly lessen the role of paper records [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - June 14, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Adoption Data Integration Paper Conversion Source Type: news

Identifying Solutions to Patient ID
“The change from fee-for-service to coordinated care is challenging providers to solve a longstanding need to identify patients more precisely to avoid waste, fraud, and substandard care. For years, the healthcare industry has recognized the problem of errors related to improper patient identification. If you were to think that moving to electronic health records would eliminate [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - June 14, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Algorithms Health Information Exchange Identifiers Smart Card Source Type: news

Many Families in Underserved Areas Access, Use Technology
“Caregivers of children receiving care in an urban pediatric primary care setting frequently use digital technologies, according to a study published online June 10 in Pediatrics. Tori L. DeMartini, M.D., from the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, and colleagues examined the use of digital technology among 257 caregivers of children (median age, 2.9 years) receiving care [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - June 11, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Children Information Technology Primary Care Social Media Underserved Urban Source Type: news