You thought there were two kinds of medicine correct, the "quack" kind, and the
evidence-based kind. Dr. Eric Topol presents a case for a third kind of
medicine.
"Topol argues in
The Creative Destruction of Medicine [Basic Books, 9780465061839] it's by bringing the era of big data to the clinic,
laboratory, and hospital. Wearable sensors, smartphone apps, and
whole-genome scans provide the raw materials for a revolution.
Combining all the data those tools can provide will give us a complete
and continuously updated picture of every patient, changing everything
from the treatment of disease, to the prolonging of health, to the
development of new treatments. As revolutionary as the past twenty years
in personal technology and medicine have been, Topol makes
it clear that we haven't seen a thing yet."
"Dr. Brian McDonough welcomes Dr. Eric Topol, Scripps Health Chief
Academic Officer and Editor-in-Chief of Medscape, to discuss on
ReachMD the vision
and research behind his book
The Creative Destruction of Medicine.
Dr. Topol reflects on the evolving personalization of medical care facilitated by technological advancements, and how health systems can leverage the personalized medicine movement toward greater transparency in care for patients."
Labels: biomedical informatics, digital revolution, Dr. Eric Topol, electronic medical records, healthcare technology, medical trends, mobile medicine, personalized medicine, ReachMD, trends in healthcare
While federal incentive dollars are trying to work to encourage hospitals and other health care organizations to use electronic health record systems (EHRs), without much prompting, healthcare providers are showing themselves eager adopters of medical "apps". A recent survey of 4,000 physicians in the US found that nearly 80 percent use smartphones, while among the general population only 28 percent use smartphones. Another report estimates that by 2012 about half of physicians who have smartphones will use them in their work for administrative functions, research, and patient care.
"Nineteen percent of physicians use a tablet personal computer in their work, while 69 percent said they are likely to do so in the next few years. Only 5 percent of the U.S. population owns a tablet."
Click on the post title to read the full
Quality Matters newsletter article from
The Commonwealth Fund.
Labels: electronic medical records, EMR, healthcare information technology, healthcare technology, medical apps, mobile medicine, trends in healthcare
The
New York Times weighs in on the recent
Institute of Medicine's landmark report,
“The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.” [ Doctor and Patient: Nurses’ Role in the Future of Health Care, Pauline Chen, M.D., November 18, 2010. Click title for NYT article.] "In all the discussions about adjusting the number of medical schools and training slots, rearranging physician payment schedules and reorganizing practice models, one group of providers has been conspicuously missing. The nurses."
"The expert panel is scheduled to convene again at the end of this month, this time to discuss implementing their recommendations. They will have their work cut out for them. Critics like the American Medical Association ...warns that “with a shortage of both nurses and physicians, increasing the responsibility of nurses is not the answer to the physician shortage.” "
The Times article notes...
“When the ship seems to be going down, you’ve got to get all hands on deck.”Labels: AMA, healthcare reform, healthcare workers, IOM, nursing shortage, physician shortage, role of nurse, role of physician, trends in healthcare
Health care in the U.S. is a 2 trillion dollar industry making up 16% of the overall economy. There are a host of dynamic internal and external changes that are radically reshaping the health care environment and impacting consumers, providers, and institutions of care.
To accommodate schedules as best as possible, the webinar will be offered twice:
Thursday, March 20 & Friday, March 21st ~ from 12:00noon – 1:00pm ET.To join the Webinars, please follow these instructions. Approximately 10-15 minutes or so before the scheduled start time:
1) In your web browser, type in
www.genesys.com2) In the upper right hand corner, where it reads Start or Join Meeting, click on “As a Participant”
3) In the next screen that appears, next to the phrase “Moderator’s Meeting Number” – enter the meeting number
[ask or phone the Library Desk to obtain the number]4) Then click on “Join Meeting as a Participant”
5) Once you do that, you can enter your name and then your telephone number to request to be dialed into the audio portion of the call.
Again, we strongly recommend you follow this process at least 10 minutes or so ahead of time, to allow time for troubleshooting if necessary. Additionally, once you click on “join meeting” a brief browser compatibility test will be launched automatically before you gain access to the meeting.
Labels: healthcare reform, trends in healthcare, US healthcare, webinar
Emerging Technologies in Nursing and Nursing Education
This slideshow by Patricia Anderson of the University of Michigan Health Sciences Library gives a brief introduction to emerging technologies and their application to nursing and nursing education; focusing on Web 2.0, social technologies, and Second Life.
Labels: emerging technologies, healthcare technology, nursing, nursing education, technology in education, trends in education, trends in healthcare, Web 2.0
"Dr. Brian McDonough welcomes Dr. Eric Topol, Scripps Health Chief
Academic Officer and Editor-in-Chief of Medscape, to discuss on ReachMD the vision
and research behind his book The Creative Destruction of Medicine. 
