from InformationWeek Healthcare:
Look for growth in mobile health, telemedicine, clinical analytics, and personal health records—and an EHR vendor shakeout.
Ultimately the goal of all healthcare--IT included--is to put itself out of business. That may sound a bit strange but medicine's primary objective is to cure disease, or prevent it from occurring in the first place. And as the profession gets better at these two tasks, the public should become increasingly self-sufficient and have less and less need for its services.
How far down this path will we be in 12 months? Probably not too far. But we are making progress on five fronts: Mobile Health, Personal health records, Telemedicine, EHR vendor shakeout and Clinical Analytics.
Full text at:
http://www.informationweek.com/healthcare/leadership/5-trends-will-reshape-health-it-in-2013/240006254#
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Friday, September 28, 2012
Automatic Stove Turn-Off Devices
from thisCaringhome.org:
These electric stove turn-off products can increase cooking safety for those with dementia who still have good stove skills and judgment but are liable to forget occasionally. These devices come with a timer, a motion sensor, and an automatic stove shut-off. Gas stove shut off devices are in development; we currently know of only one manufacturer that offers this product but we have not reviewed it yet. Below you will find three reviews of devices for electric stoves. All three turn off the stove top and the oven, but each one works a little differently. Some features may be safer or more convenient for your needs and/or the person you care for. Here are 4 things to consider...
Full text at:
http://www.thiscaringhome.org/products/auto-stove-turn-off-devices.php
These electric stove turn-off products can increase cooking safety for those with dementia who still have good stove skills and judgment but are liable to forget occasionally. These devices come with a timer, a motion sensor, and an automatic stove shut-off. Gas stove shut off devices are in development; we currently know of only one manufacturer that offers this product but we have not reviewed it yet. Below you will find three reviews of devices for electric stoves. All three turn off the stove top and the oven, but each one works a little differently. Some features may be safer or more convenient for your needs and/or the person you care for. Here are 4 things to consider...
Full text at:
http://www.thiscaringhome.org/products/auto-stove-turn-off-devices.php
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Chips will monitor your body
from info - trending blog:
Doctor and Ph.D. in Computer Science, the chief scientist of the division of research and development at IBM in Brazil, Fabio Gandour, says that the intensive use of chips in clothing, furniture and even the bathroom will generate enough information so that each person can monitor in detail the functioning of his health.
Full text at (in Portuguese):
http://info.abril.com.br/noticias/blogs/trending-blog/geral/os-chips-vao-monitorar-seu-corpo/
Doctor and Ph.D. in Computer Science, the chief scientist of the division of research and development at IBM in Brazil, Fabio Gandour, says that the intensive use of chips in clothing, furniture and even the bathroom will generate enough information so that each person can monitor in detail the functioning of his health.
Full text at (in Portuguese):
http://info.abril.com.br/noticias/blogs/trending-blog/geral/os-chips-vao-monitorar-seu-corpo/
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