http://healthworkscollective.com/rss en healthworkscollective_allpostshttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/healthworkscollective_allposts/~3/u5o1UIlnlj8/mayo-clinic-cancer-genetics-joint-venture-next-gen-sequencing The newest challenge for innovators in next-generation DNA sequencing is finding ways to effectively apply it to everyday medicine outside of the research lab. Mayo Clinic and personalized medicine firm Cancer Genetics Inc. have formed a new company to do just that. http://healthworkscollective.com/deanna-pogorelc/102881/mayo-clinic-cancer-genetics-joint-venture-next-gen-sequencing#comments cancer Diagnostics gene-sequencing genetics oncology News Specialties Sat, 25 May 2013 07:40:52 +0000 Deanna Pogorelc 102881 at http://healthworkscollective.com http://healthworkscollective.com/deanna-pogorelc/102881/mayo-clinic-cancer-genetics-joint-venture-next-gen-sequencing http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/healthworkscollective_allposts/~3/-sIIEt8BybY/electronic-health-records-paper-blizzard-not-addressed Everything we read suggests the day is nearing when all hospitals and doctors will use computers instead of paper. But despite the progress being made to eliminate it in hospitals and clinics, there remains an insidious blizzard of paper in the health industry that seems to be only getting worse--medical billing. http://healthworkscollective.com/bill-crounse/103211/electronic-health-records-paper-blizzard-not-addressed#comments clinics elderly Electronic Records employers health savings account high deductible plans Hospital Administration hospitals insurance medical medical billing Medicare price transparency stress technology Finance Medical Records Business Sat, 25 May 2013 07:37:20 +0000 Bill Crounse 103211 at http://healthworkscollective.com http://healthworkscollective.com/bill-crounse/103211/electronic-health-records-paper-blizzard-not-addressed http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/healthworkscollective_allposts/~3/N962X0x3xKo/preventing-healthcare-acquired-infections Imagine the network of connections that link bacteria with patients, their immune systems, the healthcare facility itself, and everyone working in and passing through that facility. What a complex array of relationships and interdependencies! Now superimpose on this complexity our desire and need to impose order. http://healthworkscollective.com/cohnjeff/103111/preventing-healthcare-acquired-infections#comments Hospital Administration Public Health Sat, 25 May 2013 07:36:26 +0000 cohn_jeff 103111 at http://healthworkscollective.com http://healthworkscollective.com/cohnjeff/103111/preventing-healthcare-acquired-infections http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/healthworkscollective_allposts/~3/vSr0Ufoi-jM/health-start-ups-another-round After my last round of health start-ups, I received lots of emails, comments, and shout-outs on LinkedIn, FB and Twitter about more cool health start-ups. I culled the lot and this is what I came up with as a second round of cool health start-ups. http://healthworkscollective.com/joan-justice/101926/health-start-ups-another-round#comments health start-ups! Yes Business Technology News Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:37 +0000 joan justice 101926 at http://healthworkscollective.com http://healthworkscollective.com/joan-justice/101926/health-start-ups-another-round http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/healthworkscollective_allposts/~3/C8s25ethq2U/social-business-intelligence-healthcare Think of social business intelligence as listening to posts across the entire spectrum of social media outlets. From what they learn on social channels, healthcare organizations could change their practices or positioning, refine the personalized information pushed out to individuals, create more focused contact lists, and more. http://healthworkscollective.com/thielst/103261/social-business-intelligence-healthcare#comments Social Media eHealth Sat, 25 May 2013 07:33:34 +0000 thielst 103261 at http://healthworkscollective.com http://healthworkscollective.com/thielst/103261/social-business-intelligence-healthcare http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/healthworkscollective_allposts/~3/r0jfd_EluFI/mammogram-alternatives-facts-figures-costs The most common imaging test for breast cancer detection is the mammogram, but it’s not the only one. Other screening procedures include the breast MRI, a sonogram or ultrasound. Medical practices set their list prices based on normal business concerns such as staff costs, facility costs, etc. http://healthworkscollective.com/jeanne-pinder/103151/mammogram-alternatives-facts-figures-costs#comments breast cancer Diagnostics Hospital Administration mammogram screenings Yes Finance Health Reform Public Health Policy & Law Specialties Sat, 25 May 2013 07:30:00 +0000 Jeanne Pinder 103151 at http://healthworkscollective.com http://healthworkscollective.com/jeanne-pinder/103151/mammogram-alternatives-facts-figures-costs http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/healthworkscollective_allposts/~3/oLF79Up_Rqo/lifestyles-cause-most-serious-disease-and-deaths What we need in America today is a greater focus on disease prevention and health promotion beginning in childhood, and a recognition that our adverse behaviors or lifestyles are the major drivers of today’s chronic illnesses – the ones that will lead to our deaths. http://healthworkscollective.com/stephenschimpff/103241/lifestyles-cause-most-serious-disease-and-deaths#comments lifestyle Yes Wellness Public Health Sat, 25 May 2013 07:28:40 +0000 StephenSchimpff 103241 at http://healthworkscollective.com http://healthworkscollective.com/stephenschimpff/103241/lifestyles-cause-most-serious-disease-and-deaths http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/healthworkscollective_allposts/~3/cnh53GYF1cw/why-hospitals-need-content-management-maximize-patient-experience More than a few marketing-savvy hospitals have grown from a simplistic and static Web presence to a dynamic, multi-layered Internet encounter with their many audiences and various messages. Hospital administrators and communications professionals have embraced content marketing. http://healthworkscollective.com/stewart-gandolf/103296/why-hospitals-need-content-management-maximize-patient-experience#comments Hospital Administration websites Business Sat, 25 May 2013 07:09:09 +0000 Stewart Gandolf 103296 at http://healthworkscollective.com http://healthworkscollective.com/stewart-gandolf/103296/why-hospitals-need-content-management-maximize-patient-experience http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/healthworkscollective_allposts/~3/S3mHCo2Vez4/nephosity-remote-diagnosis-app-gets-fda-approval The FDA has given the OK to digital health startup Nephosity to market its image viewing mobile app for diagnostic purposes. Nephosity said it received 510(k) clearance for use of its app in situations where a clinician doesn’t have access to the traditional means of viewing CT scans, MRIs and X-rays. http://healthworkscollective.com/deanna-pogorelc/103096/nephosity-remote-diagnosis-app-gets-fda-approval#comments Diagnostics health start-ups! Remote Diagnostics eHealth Fri, 24 May 2013 09:45:49 +0000 Deanna Pogorelc 103096 at http://healthworkscollective.com http://healthworkscollective.com/deanna-pogorelc/103096/nephosity-remote-diagnosis-app-gets-fda-approval http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/healthworkscollective_allposts/~3/oTZYR7CsmFM/personalized-prevention-end-of-search Is Google competing with IBM’s Watson? Undoubtedly yes. On the other hand, I’m guessing Google is disenchanted with the consumer health space after the demise of its personal health record (PHR). And IBM seems to be focused on clinician decision support. http://healthworkscollective.com/josephkvedar/102906/personalized-prevention-end-of-search#comments Google healthcare data eHealth Fri, 24 May 2013 09:44:52 +0000 JosephKvedar 102906 at http://healthworkscollective.com http://healthworkscollective.com/josephkvedar/102906/personalized-prevention-end-of-search http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/healthworkscollective_allposts/~3/Rc_QxROyxsM/health-wonk-review-sardonic-edition This edition of the Health Wonk Review is a bit tongue-in-cheek, as I offer some interesting definitions of well-known words and make light of some of the more despair-inducing aspects of the world of health policy. Buckle up, because it’s going to be a bumpy ride! http://healthworkscollective.com/brad-wright/103071/health-wonk-review-sardonic-edition#comments Health Reform Policy & Law News Specialties Fri, 24 May 2013 08:12:27 +0000 Brad Wright 103071 at http://healthworkscollective.com http://healthworkscollective.com/brad-wright/103071/health-wonk-review-sardonic-edition http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/healthworkscollective_allposts/~3/8Ha_J7BBaCk/robots-caring-elderly-read The aging population plus fewer family caregivers, fewer available human aides and relentless advances in technology are making the routine use of robotic assistants for the elderly all but inevitable. If and when I get old and am on my own, I’ll be ready for my robot or robots. http://healthworkscollective.com/davidewilliams/102901/robots-caring-elderly-read#comments elder care Home Health robots Technology Fri, 24 May 2013 08:11:39 +0000 DavidEWilliams 102901 at http://healthworkscollective.com http://healthworkscollective.com/davidewilliams/102901/robots-caring-elderly-read http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/healthworkscollective_allposts/~3/1DF56Lp7wIY/physicians-health-systems-and-driver-market-dominance As health systems maneuver to dominate regional markets, physician employment has become their principal lever. Primary care physicians (PCPs) are now precious commodities that can manage populations and steer patients into the system’s services. http://healthworkscollective.com/brian-klepper/103056/physicians-health-systems-and-driver-market-dominance#comments Hospital Administration primary care Finance Business Fri, 24 May 2013 08:10:22 +0000 Brian Klepper 103056 at http://healthworkscollective.com http://healthworkscollective.com/brian-klepper/103056/physicians-health-systems-and-driver-market-dominance http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/healthworkscollective_allposts/~3/l_8JcWcGZyI/slow-ehr-adoption-small-solo-provider-practices According to a recent study by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, only 31 percent of solo practitioners have an EHR system that meets the requirements for Meaningful Use Stage 1, compared to 62 percent of mid-sized practices and 82 percent of larger healthcare facilities. http://healthworkscollective.com/amanda-guerrero/102811/slow-ehr-adoption-small-solo-provider-practices#comments EHR implementation meaningful use Health Reform Medical Records eHealth Policy & Law Fri, 24 May 2013 08:10:21 +0000 Amanda Guerrero 102811 at http://healthworkscollective.com http://healthworkscollective.com/amanda-guerrero/102811/slow-ehr-adoption-small-solo-provider-practices http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/healthworkscollective_allposts/~3/rEdyyaxWUJM/improving-patient-experience-improving-care “Consumer” engagement impacts patient engagement and patient satisfaction. And that strategy should include mobile technology such as smartphones and tablets to help you reach consumers through the convenient tools they use most often. http://healthworkscollective.com/nicola-ziady/102711/improving-patient-experience-improving-care#comments patient engagement Person-Centered HealthCare Public Health Mobile Health eHealth Fri, 24 May 2013 08:00:35 +0000 Nicola Ziady 102711 at http://healthworkscollective.com http://healthworkscollective.com/nicola-ziady/102711/improving-patient-experience-improving-care http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/healthworkscollective_allposts/~3/wgw8l8sZ6eg/key-cancer-hope-you-should-know Do you have resources to deal with cancer that go beyond understanding treatment? Patients like me certainly spend a lot of time talking about treatments, and research into better treatments, which makes a lot of sense. But that’s just part of the cancer journey. http://healthworkscollective.com/andrew-schorr/102601/key-cancer-hope-you-should-know#comments cancer Hospital Administration oncology patient support social worker Specialties Thu, 23 May 2013 08:14:04 +0000 Andrew Schorr 102601 at http://healthworkscollective.com http://healthworkscollective.com/andrew-schorr/102601/key-cancer-hope-you-should-know http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/healthworkscollective_allposts/~3/yXGMzGCER28/us-health-system-biggest-obstacle-to-improvement It’s almost cliché to say that the American healthcare system is changing. But the reality is that the pace of care delivery transformation will speed up in 2013 with technology, consumerism and the Affordable Care Act. All these factors will merge on a sector that today represents one-fifth of the economy. http://healthworkscollective.com/nicola-ziady/102691/us-health-system-biggest-obstacle-to-improvement#comments Social Media Health Reform Public Health eHealth Policy & Law Thu, 23 May 2013 08:06:02 +0000 Nicola Ziady 102691 at http://healthworkscollective.com http://healthworkscollective.com/nicola-ziady/102691/us-health-system-biggest-obstacle-to-improvement http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/healthworkscollective_allposts/~3/h3ikmyNbdvw/diagnosis-heart-defects-birth-prepares-parents “Fetal echocardiography allows us to diagnose fetal heart defects as early as possible – while a woman is still pregnant – and determine what diagnostic measures can be performed during the pregnancy to further advise the parents,” says Pedro Arrabal, M.D., one of Sinai’s high-risk pregnancy specialists. http://healthworkscollective.com/holly-hosler/102731/diagnosis-heart-defects-birth-prepares-parents#comments Diagnostics Medical Devices Cardiology Technology Specialties Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:37 +0000 Holly Hosler 102731 at http://healthworkscollective.com http://healthworkscollective.com/holly-hosler/102731/diagnosis-heart-defects-birth-prepares-parents http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/healthworkscollective_allposts/~3/GdyGxO42tJA/high-reliability-boot-camp-preparing-zero-preventable-harm MedStar Health is partnering with HPI (Healthcare Performance Improvement) to take this innovative health system to zero preventable harm utilizing principles of high reliability organizations. Since the number one goal of all healthcare providers is to do no harm it would seem everyone is aligned. http://healthworkscollective.com/tracy-granzyk/102716/high-reliability-boot-camp-preparing-zero-preventable-harm#comments zero preventable harm Wellness Public Health Medical Ethics Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:21 +0000 Tracy Granzyk 102716 at http://healthworkscollective.com http://healthworkscollective.com/tracy-granzyk/102716/high-reliability-boot-camp-preparing-zero-preventable-harm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/healthworkscollective_allposts/~3/IJZEn6Rr2AM/er-docs-critical-role-controlling-healthcare-costs Insightful new healthcare research from the RAND Corp, commissioned by the Emergency Medicine Action Fund, proposes that the 4 percent of U.S. physicians who work in emergency rooms serve as the major decisionmakers for nearly half of all hospital admissions in the U.S. http://healthworkscollective.com/deanna-pogorelc/102641/er-docs-critical-role-controlling-healthcare-costs#comments emergency care Hospital Administration Business Specialties Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:16 +0000 Deanna Pogorelc 102641 at http://healthworkscollective.com http://healthworkscollective.com/deanna-pogorelc/102641/er-docs-critical-role-controlling-healthcare-costs